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With your filing, include the following: Notarized Change of Name Petition and Affidavit. A copy of your birth certificate. Photo identification. Documents relating to any previous name changes.

Items necessary to file a Correction of Birth Record: Certificate of Baptism. Federal Census Records, Social Security application. Testimony by one or both parents. Notarized Affidavit of a witness to the birth. A letter from the hospital or attending physician. Family genealogy, family Bible, family history books.

You should make sure that whoever you choose to serve as your agent through a POA is someone you trust and who knows and will respect your wishes. It is very important that the POA meet all statutory requirements, including having an agent certification, notarization, and witnesses.

A parent or guardian must file a petition with the Court of Common Pleas sitting in the county in which the minor resides and indicate the minor's present and proposed names. At least one of the minor's parents or legal guardian must sign the petition; if the minor is over 14, the minor also must sign the petition.

In Delaware, an adult may change their name by filing an action in the Court of Common Pleas with appropriate forms. The process for obtaining a name change for an adult in Delaware begins with the filing of a Petition with the Court of Common Pleas in the jurisdiction in which the Petitioner resides.

To obtain a legal name change in Delaware, an applicant must submit a petition to the court. The applicant must publish notice of the name change in a newspaper at least once a week for three weeks before filing the petition, and then include the Affidavit of Publication with their court petition.