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An Answer is sometimes called an ?Original Answer? or a ?General Denial.? There is no fee to file an Answer. You are required to send a copy of the Answer you file to the person who signed the lawsuit against you and keep a copy for yourself.

You can legally change your name by filing papers in court. If a judge agrees, they will give you a court order that states your new legal name. You need this order to change your name on identity documents, like your driver's license, passport, or social security card.

Make copies of the Petition for Change of Name of Adult, the Order Granting Name Change of Adult, your fingerprint card, and go to the district court for your county, where you will provide the forms to the clerk and pay the filing fee. The filing fee for a name change petition in Texas is $350.

An answer is a formal written response to the plaintiff's complaint in which the defendant responds to all of the allegations in the complaint and sets forth any defenses to all or part of plaintiff's claims. An answer is filed by the defendant after s/he has been served with a copy of the complaint.

Changing your name through a court order All Texas residents can apply for a name change under Texas Family Code Chapter 45. This chapter defines the formal process for changing a legal name through the courts. A person may request to change their name for any reason, except for reasons against the public interest.

Texas Rule of Civil Procedure 99(b) instructs, ?The citation shall direct the defendant to file a written answer to the plaintiff's petition on or before a.m. on the Monday next after the expiration of twenty days after the date of service thereof.?