how can an adult to about in changing their name legally without an attorney?

Question

I live in san antonio tx.

Answer 1

depends......first name, last name, both? You don't need an attorney to file the papers, you can do that yourself. Call up the county clerk of courts and ask what papers need to be filed and the costs. Good luck.

Answer 2

you just go to the court house and file some paperwork, you do not need an attorney to fill out some papers. you do, however, need to pay somewhere around 250 dollars (at least, that was the cost in california).

Answer 3

This isn't a difficult procedure and a reasonably intelligent and literate person should be able to do it themselves.

Here is the form you should use:

Petition for Change of Name of Adult

State of Texas
County of ________________ Court _____________________________
Docket No. ________________________

Name of Petitioner:_____________________________ In re: Change of Name of Adult
From: _____________________________
To: _______________________________

Petitioner makes the following declaration:

1. Birth Date and Place: Petitioner was born on _______________________, ______ in ________________________ [city], ________________________ [county], ________________________ [state]. A certified copy of petitioner's birth certificate is attached to this petition.

2. Birth Name: Petitioner was named ____________________________________________ at birth, and as of the date of this petition, the Petitioner has always been known by that name, with the following exceptions, if any:
_____________________________________________________________________________
_____________________________________________________________________________
_____________________________________________________________________________
[list all legal names previously held].

3. Residence: Petitioner resides at _______________________ [insert residential address] and has lived at this address for ________ [insert length of time in months or years at this address].

4. Petitioner's Parents: The father of the Petitioner is named ______________________________________________, and he resides at _____________________________________________________________________________ [insert residential address of father]. The mother of the Petitioner is named ______________________________________________, and she resides at _____________________________________________________________________________ [insert residential address of mother].

5. Reason for Name Change: Petitioner seeks to change his or her name to ______________________________________________ and offers the following reason(s) for seeking to do so:
_____________________________________________________________________________
_____________________________________________________________________________
_____________________________________________________________________________.

6. Legal and Creditor Status: Petitioner does not have any outstanding judgments, has never been convicted of a crime, and is not involved in any pending legal actions.

7. Additional Declarations: In addition to the foregoing statements, the Petitioner further declares:
_____________________________________________________________________________
_____________________________________________________________________________
_____________________________________________________________________________
[insert additional declarations, if any].

NOW, THEREFORE, the Petitioner requests that the court order the Petitioner's name changed as follows:

From: ____________________________________________
To: ______________________________________________


Verification

I, ______________________________________________[name of Petitioner], affirm under penalty of perjury that I am the Petitioner in the foregoing Petition to Change Name of Adult and that all statements in this Petition are accurate to the best of my knowledge.


_____________________________________________ _________________
Petitioner's Signature Date


_____________________________________________
Petitioner's Address, Line 1

_____________________________________________
Petitioner's Address, Line 2


Subscribed and sworn to before me on this ____ day of __________________, 20_____.


__________________________________
Notary




Fill out the appropriate blanks and take it to the court clerk in your county. There will be a fee.

The clerk will give you a docket number and a court date.

Answer 4

I belive you should be able to just do it in a court without a attorny. just pay the fees

Answer 5

Just go around and tell everyone whatever name you want to be called

Answer 6

Get married.