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* One to use to change your Texas birth certificate: [https://www.facebook.com/groups/239080616277407/permalink/667644080087723/ there have been reports] that the Texas Bureau of Vital Statistics requires a certified copy and does not return it. | * One to use to change your Texas birth certificate: [https://www.facebook.com/groups/239080616277407/permalink/667644080087723/ there have been reports] that the Texas Bureau of Vital Statistics requires a certified copy and does not return it. | ||
* One to send to places that requires a certified copy of the petition (but will return it) such as the Department of State (to change your passport), etc. | * One to send to places that requires a certified copy of the petition (but will return it) such as the Department of State (to change your passport), etc. | ||
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+ | [https://www.facebook.com/groups/239080616277407/permalink/668048436713954/?comment_id=668075960044535 A criminal background check is required] for a name change because one of the things you have to state on the petition is that you are not changing your name to avoid debts or for illegal purposes. |
Revision as of 13:04, 13 January 2017
How many certified copies of the petition should I get?
After your petition is granted (why wouldn't it be? :) ), go downstairs to the Court Clerk's office and get certified copies of your petition. (Bring cash or check; they charge a lot for using credit cards.)
You will probably want at least three copies:
- The original to keep, never to give out.
- One to use to change your Texas birth certificate: there have been reports that the Texas Bureau of Vital Statistics requires a certified copy and does not return it.
- One to send to places that requires a certified copy of the petition (but will return it) such as the Department of State (to change your passport), etc.
Do I have to get a background check?
A criminal background check is required for a name change because one of the things you have to state on the petition is that you are not changing your name to avoid debts or for illegal purposes.