Changing your name... anyone done it or have (legal) advice?

[slayer202]

Originally posted by: Malak
It's about the significance, not how well it rolls off the tongue.

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[GeekDrew]

Originally posted by: Malak

Originally posted by: dxkj
Err Andrew Michael Stemens is better?

to each his own 🙂

It's about the significance, not how well it rolls off the tongue.

Exactly.

Also, bump for the (late) night crowd.

 

[Bryophyte]

I changed my last name when I got married. I pretty much just had to get the DMV to give me a new driver's license and Social Security to send me a new card (the marriage license and JOP took care of the legal process for me.)

Edit: now that I think about it, it was kind of a pain in the ass. I had to change my name with insurance, employer, banks, etc. I remember thinking that I should have just kept my maiden name, hehehe.

Anyway, good luck. You have every reason and right to change your name and I think it's great that you're honoring the people who acted as your real parents all these years.