How do you legally change your name?

im not going to dramatically change it

i have two middle names and i always go by the first one and i never use my real first name

until i started going to driving school, that was literally the first time i had to actually write my real first name

and i dont want to be using it for everything, like job applications or bank accounts etc because i dont like it

sooo yea how do you change it? whats the process like?

thanks for answering!How do you legally change your name?Varies from state to state.



Start with clerk of court.



Fill out paperwork, file and pay fees. Meet any specific local requirements. (Sherif/fingerprints/whatever)



Publish/advertise



Court hearing



Judge ruling



Finding issued, change recorded, paperwork to you to begin

actual change on ID
How do you legally change your name?
The hearing and judges ruling are formalities 99% of the time. Unless someone comes forward with an objection, the hearing will take less than min and your request will be approved.

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How do you legally change your name?
...write a letter to President Obama and ask him. He was once known as Barry Soetoro !
Easier to hire a lawyer to get it to the court



You can't do it without a judge granting signing the order
I went to the office of the Probate Judge, filled out a form, gave them $10, and they had the judge sign it. Might be different in different states.