msbelle, try aiming a fan on the back of the TV.

Pammy had big ones taken out, small one put in. Small ones taken out and bigger ones put in.

Kate Beckinsale is apparently in town filming a movie. I kind of want track her down to see if she's unrecognizable, but I might just not recognize her.

Does anyone know how you change your name, and what it involves after its been legally done?

Leif is running around naked with a magnifying glass.

Tell him yes, it does matter, but its years before he should worry about it.

Anybody else watching InJustice ? I'm 99.9% sure the "mystery symbol" is a coptic cross

Does anyone know how you change your name, and what it involves after its been legally done?

I know in most states you get a freebie when you get married or divorced and you can change it however you want.

Sue, I made it home even though the bus driver wanted to take me all the way to Sackville. *gah*

Sue and I went to see Capote tonight. I fell asleep near the end but I think that was more due to my sleepiness and less due to the slow pace of the movie.

Sue, I made it home even though the bus driver wanted to take me all the way to Sackville. *gah*

Sackville!! Yikes! That was a close call.

I think it depends where you live, SA, and what you're changing it from/to. I don't use the name on my birth certificate, but have never done anything formal, and at this point, the birth cert is the only place where that name is -- my SS card, passport, etc., all have the name I actually use. The passport was the most recent time I had to show the birth cert, I think, and I just asked if it could say Jesse.

Does anyone know how you change your name, and what it involves after its been legally done?

I went to a lawyer who handled it for me. It was fairly straightforward. I filed paperwork stating that I wanted to change my name and I was not doing it to avoid prosecution or welch on debts or defraud anyone. Once the motion was filed with the court, a legal notice was published in a local newspaper for four weeks, I think. Then proof of publication was filed with the court, at which time the motion was granted and I got a certified copy of the motion from the court.

Once I had the certified documents, I went to the DMV, Social Security and the Passport offices, I think. I just showed them the paperwork, along with my current government ID and, voila, everything got put in my new last name. Of course, I was 18 at the time so it wasn't like a million credit cards or anything to change.

I think it depends where you live, SA, and what you're changing it from/to.

The reason I ask is because I want to change my name from SA T. to SA A., taking my mother's surname. But I didn't know if, for example, I did it before I graduated college, whether I'd have to get my passport changed, my birth cert, driver's license, etc changed; and whether my new name would show up on my diploma. And how much it would cost, how much it would affect my life, etc.

cereal:

Thanks, Kristen, that's really helpful. Do you have to do it in your home state? And do you have to go through a lawyer?