Name Change

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Registered: 05-04-2005
Name Change
1
Wed, 05-04-2005 - 5:55pm

A friend of mine is going to change her baby's first and middle names going through the full process required by the state she lives in. She has valid reasons for the name change and I support her.

My only issue with this situation is whether there will be repercussions with the name change in this child's future (legal, job, school, etc).

Your information is greatly appreciated.

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Registered: 03-26-2003
In reply to: family_in_99
Fri, 05-06-2005 - 7:12pm
I have known others who have changed their names either as children or adults and as long as all the necesary paperwork is done, there shouldn't be any problems. I think that if the child is young enough, the county may even issue a new birth certificate with the new name.