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I want to go back to my maiden name i have been divorced almost 4 yrs. do i just take my birth cert. to the dmv and social security office then can notify any creditors or whoever of my name change?
Dear Jill,
I am not an attorney. If a return to your maiden name was in your divorce decree, then simply go into all the offices and get the paper work started. If it was not included in your divorce decree, then I think, in many states, it's a legal name change procedure. You might call the clerk at the courthouse in your county. They won't give legal advice, but often they can direct you.
Kind Regards,
Kindred
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I can answer general questions regarding separation, property, and some custody questions. I cannot answer legal questions or specific questions pertaining to individual states and counties. I can offer support through the pending time, as well as offering assistance and ideas as you move on as a single individual. I can tell you how to avoid repeat pitfalls and help you learn to leave old baggage out of new relationships. I can help you work through the contemplative time of "what if" and "if only." I am able to offer advice in dealing with unnecessary guilt, undeserved judgment, and share insight as to discerning between concerned friends, family and coworkers and nosey gossips.
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