There are many reasons that people have for wanting to change their name. Maybe they've divorced. Maybe they've become widowed. Maybe their father has become estranged from them, or maybe they just don't like the name that they were given at birth. The statute in Georgia governing name-changes is procedurally technical and must be complied with strictly in order to have a court change a person's name. A person's last name can be changed at any time, and not only after divorce proceedings. A parent can ask the court to change the name of a minor child too. Once the name change is ordered by the court for a minor child, the Order must be presented to the State Office of Vital Statistics, which then re-issues a birth certificate with the new name in place of the old name. There are more complicated rules for changing the name of a minor than there are for changing the name of an adult. The consent of both parents is required. Difficulties arise, and can be overcome, when the location of one of the parents is not known. Objections to the name-change of a child can also be overcome so long as it is shown that the name-change will promote the child's best interest.
Petition To Change Name Fulton County
The only showing that must be made if a name-change is unopposed is that it is not being sought to obstruct law enforcement activity, or to defraud anybody by concealing your true identity. Notice of the name-change must be published for four successive weeks in a local newspaper before the matter will be decided by the Court. Once the publication requirement is met, and assuming that there are no objections filed in opposition to the name-change, the matter will be heard by the Court. The law requires that the petitioner actually appear in court at the time of the hearing. Tracy Teiger is knowledgeable and experienced in having your case heard early on the court's calendar, and ruled on favorably.
Notice Of Petition To Change Name
With more than 20 years of family law experience in Fulton County, Forsyth County, Cherokee County, Hall County and the surrounding north metro communities, Tracy Teiger knows how to promote and protect the interests of minors and adults in having their name legally changed. To find out more about the legal and practical considerations of a name-change, discuss your situation with an experienced lawyer. Contact the Teiger Law Center , in Alpharetta, Cumming, Canton and Gainesville.
