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Question:my great great grandpa's last name was Q'osserman, than great grandpa must have changed it to bosserman.


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My husband legally changed his name a few years ago. All he had to do was this:

1. Go to the county court office to fill out a form (a petition) for a name change.

2. Pay the fee (here in Florida, he paid $94).

3. When the court date is scheduled, show up to tell the judge that it is your intent and desire to change your name. He may ask why, but it will not likely change the outcome. He will most likely approve it.

4. You will walk out of court with a new name, and certified documents to prove it.

5. To have the name changed on your birth certificate, contact the Dept. of Vital stats of the state you were born in. Send them a certified copy of the court order of name change and the fee (for my husband, the fee was $12 for the state of Virginia.)

6. Go to the local social security office with the court documents to get your name changed on your social security card.

7. Make a lot of copies of your court order to send to your various creditors and to the human resources dept. of your work so you can get your name changed on all your accounts, your work (may need to fill out a new W-2), etc.

8. Go to your local DMV with a copy of your court order to get it changed on your license.

This is what all my husband had to do. He did not need a lawyer, and as you can see, it was not expensive. He paid a total of $106 between the court fees and the fees for the birth certificate.

go to the dept of records and pay to have them change it, then ask yourself why you did it

Maybe you can.. if you can show proof.

There is no intent to defraud. You can go to court and change your name.

You would have to file a court petition to change your name, just as if you wanted it to be McCain or Clinton. Because the family name was already changed, you would have to get the court to change it back, paying the full fees and publishing the name change in the local newspaper before the court finalizes the change.

Well can't you just change it?
By having the same last name doesnt make you related, or not having the same last name doesn't make you related.

Anyone in the United States can change either a first name or last name provided that the person doesn't make this change for fraudulent purposes, such as avoiding debts, and the new name is not sexual or scatological. Under English common law, using a name makes it one's own; however, a court-ordered change makes the change official. Accordingly, a quick google comes up with a name-change form for all 50 US states.

The difficulty with changing a name is all the paperwork that follows. In modern society, a name change necessitates changing Social Security card, driver's license, voter registration, and passport. The person changing his or her name must also notify banks, credit card and insurance companies, and his or her employer, and, of course, the post office, the telephone company, and all other utilities. He or she will also need to amend his or her will and all contracts.