How do I go about getting government-issued documents in a different name for a name change in Pennsylvania?
February 25, 2007 6:27 PM Subscribe
How do I go about getting government-issued documents in a different name for a name change in Pennsylvania?
I've been hoping to change my name to Zor Owsley or Bou Ei something of that nature. I recently came across this application for renewal of a non-commercial driver's license, and the section for requesting a name change:
DL-143
CHANGE OR CORRECTION
1. If name is changed by permission of court, attach a Certified Copy of the Court Order. If you desire to use a name other than (1) birth name, (2) spouse's surname, or (3) a name given through a Court Order, you must provide a copy of a Social Security Card (or records), together with copies of documents from two other sources issued in the desired name such as: Tax Records, Selective Service Card, Voter Registration Card, Passport, any form of Photo I.D. issued by a governmental agency, or state issued Birth Certificate.
How would I go about having such documents issued in my desired name (without a Court Order)? If this isn't possible, how would I go about making a petition for a Court Order? I found this free form online, would it be suitable? Is a notary required? If anyone could point me in the right direction, it'd be greatly appreciated.
I've been hoping to change my name to Zor Owsley or Bou Ei something of that nature. I recently came across this application for renewal of a non-commercial driver's license, and the section for requesting a name change:
DL-143
CHANGE OR CORRECTION
1. If name is changed by permission of court, attach a Certified Copy of the Court Order. If you desire to use a name other than (1) birth name, (2) spouse's surname, or (3) a name given through a Court Order, you must provide a copy of a Social Security Card (or records), together with copies of documents from two other sources issued in the desired name such as: Tax Records, Selective Service Card, Voter Registration Card, Passport, any form of Photo I.D. issued by a governmental agency, or state issued Birth Certificate.
How would I go about having such documents issued in my desired name (without a Court Order)? If this isn't possible, how would I go about making a petition for a Court Order? I found this free form online, would it be suitable? Is a notary required? If anyone could point me in the right direction, it'd be greatly appreciated.
Response by poster: I called the court awhile back and they told me that they didn't have forms to fill out, plus it costs eighty dollars to file. I was thinking that the alternative method might be cheaper.
posted by book at 8:10 AM on February 26, 2007
posted by book at 8:10 AM on February 26, 2007
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Go the local Court of Common Pleas. Ask a clerk how you change your name. Fill out the form. Hand it in. Convince a judge that you aren't doing it to escape creditors.
Alternately: simply start using a name, and keep giving it to everyone you come across. Eventually, the weight of documentation will shift over to that name, and you will be that name.
posted by jellicle at 7:03 PM on February 25, 2007