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Wyoming Name Change Laws: How to Legally Change Your Name
How to legally change your name in Wyoming under Title 1, ch. 25: the district court petition, mandatory publication, and no felony restriction at all.
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Wisconsin Name Change Laws: How to Legally Change Your Name
How to legally change your name in Wisconsin under ch. 786: the confidential-petition option and the state's outright ban on sex-offender name changes.
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West Virginia Name Change Laws: How to Legally Change Your Name
How to legally change your name in West Virginia under W. Va. Code ch. 48, Article 25: the felony/sex-offender bar and the mandatory publication requirement.
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Washington Name Change Laws: How to Legally Change Your Name
How to legally change your name in Washington under RCW 4.24.130: the district court petition, when a file is actually sealed, and divorce name restoration.
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Virginia Name Change Laws: How to Legally Change Your Name
How to legally change your name in Virginia under Va. Code 8.01-217: the circuit court petition, felony and sex-offender disclosure, and divorce restoration.
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Vermont Name Change Laws: How to Legally Change Your Name
How to legally change your name in Vermont: the Probate Division instrument process under 15 V.S.A. 811, and the mandatory Sex Offender Registry check.
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Utah Name Change Laws: How to Legally Change Your Name
How to legally change your name in Utah: the district court petition, the one-year residency rule, and the state's split criminal-history restrictions.
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Texas Name Change Laws: How to Legally Change Your Name
How to legally change your name in Texas under Family Code ch. 45: the fingerprint-card rule, felony/sex-offender restrictions, and divorce name restoration.
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Tennessee Name Change Laws: How to Legally Change Your Name
How to legally change your name in Tennessee under TCA 29-8-101, and the state's permanent bar for murder and sex-offender convictions.
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South Dakota Name Change Laws: How to Legally Change Your Name
How to legally change your name in South Dakota: the circuit court petition under SDCL ch. 21-37, the four-week publication rule, and marriage-license changes.
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South Carolina Name Change Laws: Family Court, SLED Checks, and the DSS Package
South Carolina name changes go through Family Court and require SLED and DSS background screenings. Here is the current process, fee, and exemptions.
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Rhode Island Name Change Laws: No Publication and a Probate Court Petition
Rhode Island name changes go through your local probate court, and the law bars public notice or publication entirely. Here is the current process.
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