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Redacted, a fairly common practice in legal documents, refers to the process of editing a document to conceal or remove confidential information before disclosure or publication. Redacting personal data in documents is important to avoid identity theft.

The cost for changing your name varies by state. In some states the fee is under $100, but other states may charge up to $500. Keep in mind that you may also have to pay a fee to a newspaper for publication in addition to the court filings. Check your state court website for filing fee details.

Redacting confidential material from a paper document before its public release involves overwriting portions of text with a wide black pen, followed by photocopying the result?the obscured text may be recoverable from the original.

The process generally does require parental consent. Returning to the above examples, Jefferson County requires that both parents sign the petition if both names appear on the child's birth certificate. If one parent is not available to sign the petition, then there will be a hearing.

A Petition for Name Change must be filed with the court in the county in which the Petitioner (the person filing the petition) resides. There may be filing fees of approximately $25-$100 dollars set by the court, and many counties require background checks, which also have an additional cost.

?Legal? is an extremely broad term, so we won't open the whole can of worms. But what we normally redact when it comes to ?legal? documents is social security number (SSN), driver's license number (DL), name, date of birth (DOB), phone number, address, and account number (like on a financial record).