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| − | 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. | + | 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. |
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| + | Bring cash or check; they charge a lot for using credit cards. | ||
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| + | You will probably want at least three copies: | ||
* The original to keep, never to give out. | * The original to keep, never to give out. | ||
* 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. | ||
Revision as of 13:57, 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.
