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The first step in changing your name in Ohio is to get a court order recognizing your name change. 1 The typical steps are: file an ?application? in the Probate Court of the county you live in, publish notice of a hearing about your application, and ? attend a hearing about your application in the Probate Court.

APPLICATION FOR CHANGE OF NAME OF ADULT The applicant states that the applicant will cause notice of the application to be published once in a newspaper of general circulation in this county at least thirty (30) days before the hearing on this application.

Make an affidavit and this affidavit must include details such as the old name, proposed new name, the reason for name change (marriage, legal, numerology, etc) and address. Print an affidavit on a stamp paper and get it duly signed by two witnesses. Visit notary to notarize the affidavit.

However, it needs to be done legally by creating an affidavit, publishing an advertisement in the newspaper and a notification in the Gazette of India. After the name change is notified in the Gazette, the person can start using the new name and apply for changing the name in all ID proof documents.

The major difference between a name change and a name correction is that in Name Change you get your entire name or surname changed while if there is any kind of correction to be made in your name such as any spelling mistake or something comes under name correction.

Get your decree If the judge approves your request, you'll get a signed decree. You can use this to change your name on any legal documents, like birth certificate, social security card, passport, and driver's license.