Form with which a corporation may alter the amount of outstanding shares issued by the corporation.
Form with which a corporation may alter the amount of outstanding shares issued by the corporation.
A judge will make a decision in about 2 to 3 months after you complete a few more steps. Before a judge can decide, you must have the forms published in a newspaper for one month. This means that the request shows up in a legal notice section of a paper.
Make sure you have to show up at the hearing In some courts, the judge may order the change of name without a hearing as long as you followed all the steps required. If you forgot to ask the clerk about the hearing when you filed your papers, call the clerk's office now to make sure you have to show up.
Changing your name is likely to take up to three months after filing your paperwork. You can fill out the forms online, but you will ultimately need to appear in court (or have a lawyer appear on your behalf).
Legal notices published in a local newspaper are required for such transactions as Fictitious Business Name, Notice of Probate Hearing, Legal Summons and Name Change. The Pleasanton Weekly is an adjudicated paper of record for Alameda County and meets the requirements to publish set by the county clerk.
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.
The court requires you to publish your request in the notices section of a newspaper.
If the judge approves, the entire case will be confidential, meaning the public cannot locate your name change at all. In the U.S., court records are supposed to be public. So if you want your court records sealed, you must file an extra set of documents requesting permission.
You need a court order to change your name. If you also want to change your name with the order recognizing your gender change, you will need to get a court order. You can ask for recognition of gender change and name change order at the same time. Or, you can just ask to change your name to match your gender identity.
In most cases, you must file a petition with your local court to change your name. To do so, you may need to file paperwork and appear before a judge to complete the process. Find your local government website and contact your circuit court to get information about how you can legally change your name.
A formal announcement to colleagues I am writing to inform you of a significant personal change. Effective Date, I have legally changed my name from Old Name to New Name. Please update your records ingly. Effective immediately, my email address will also change to New Email Address.