Junior Suffix, can I use it legally?

Question:My Father's name is Ricardo Martinez. My name is Ricardo Ryan Martinez. He has no middle name but I was named after him. I always thought I was a Jr., but does the middle name mess it up?

Best Answer - Chosen by Asker: My Father's name is Ricardo Martinez. My name is Ricardo Ryan Martinez. He has no middle name but I was named after him. I always thought I was a Jr., but does the middle name mess it up?

Depends. If you just use Ricardo Martinez, you can add Jr. to distinguish you from your father. If you use your whole name, Ricardo Ryan Martinez, you don't need to add the Jr. because your name is not the same as your father's. The whole point of Jr. and Sr., or I, II and III is to distinguish people who have the same names so they don't get confused with one another - especially for legal purposes.

Id say ask your dad. If he says youre a Jr, then ya you can use it. If youre not ........then why even bother with it??

Check your birth certificate or ask parents.

yes, you're no junior

Of course not Junior.

Whatever your name is legally. The name on your birth certificate is your legal name.

To show distinction between your father, you can use it if you want, but legally you are NOT a junior because your legal name is not EXACTLY the same as his. It has to be exact to be a junior. Since he has no middle name and you do, then your legal name is not exactly the same as his.

I believe that you have to have the exact same name to carry the suffix. So, if you have a middle name and your father doesn't then you aren't technically a Junior. Here is an example: The first Bush president was George Herbert Walker Bush and his son is George Walker Bush. Even thought they are both George Bush, one is not a Sr. and the other is not a Jr., even though some people refer to them that way to differentiate.