Can you change your first name to anything?

Typically, you may legally change your name to whatever name you’d like, although state marriage laws may also provide some additional legal guidance. There are some exceptions though. For example, you can’t: Change your name to escape debt liability or hide from criminal liability.

What is a legal nickname?

The name of a natural person recognized on official records, especially as recorded on a birth certificate or as allowed to changed by legal process. He signs his name “Johnny Reb Smith”, but his legal name is “Jean-Marie Smith”.

Can my nickname be my signature?

No, you do not have to use your legal name as your signature.

Can my parents change my name without my consent?

The parent must be notified of the proposed name change and must be given a chance to object. A judge may grant the name change without the other parent’s consent, but the other parent does have a right to know about the proposed name change. Please see Name Changes When Parents Do Not Agree for further information.

Can my parents change my name without my permission?

Normally, consent by both biological parents is required unless one or both has lost their parental rights. However, if one parent cannot be located/reached, and the petitioning parent provides absolute proof of having taken every reasonable step to try and locate him/her, a judge CAN go ahead and grant the change.

Is my legal name my full name?

In general, a US born person’s legal name is the name shown on his or her U.S. birth certificate (includes hyphens and apostrophes) unless the person’s name has changed based on certain events, such as a marriage or a valid court order for a name change.

Can you legally change your first name at any time?

Changing your first name As with your surname, there is nothing in the law stopping you from changing your first name at any time, so long as you don’t have any fraudulent (or other criminal) intent. You can assume any name or combination of names you please in addition to, or substitution for, your existing name.

What is my first name if I don’t have a middle name?

So, for example, if your full name were “John Fred SMITH” (your surname being “SMITH” ), then your first name (in full) would be “John Fred” . Legally speaking, you don’t have a middle name, so you’d simply have a first name made up of two names (“John Fred”).

Can you legally change your name without changing your driving licence?

If someone wanted to change their name, they would have just started to use their new name, whenever they wished to — there was no need to update their driving licence, tell their GP, and so on.

Why doesn’t Coca-Cola talk about change of name law?

The truth is that Coke doesn’t talk very much about change of name law, presumably because it wasn’t very relevant to people in 1628. At that time, there were no identity cards, passports, driving licences, or birth certificates (or even utility bills) that could have been used as “ID”.