Name Game (was: Re: [thechat] Driving in America

[Abhay S. Kushwaha]

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I thought anybody could change their name any time by giving a public
statement to that effect and getting it sanctioned/attested or
something like that from some govt. office.

Uh! I'm outta depth here but there I'm pretty sure there IS a Law
something on those lines *everywhere*. [shrug]

[abhay]

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From: "T.Abbey" <Abbey at abbeyink.com>
Sent: Sunday, March 04, 2001 5:16 AM


> > My friend Lauren was over for a visit last night. She was
> > recently  divorced. In the state of Virginia the ex-husband has
> > to grant the ex-wife the right to revert back to her maiden name.
> > Lauren's
> > husband has declined her permission, so she's stuck with his
> > name. Can't change it legally unless she remarries, no
> > exceptions.
>
> That is outrageous!
>
> I once used someone else's name. When the time came to return to
> being me, I took it.
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