Well, micies, there is some good news and there is some bad news in the long chronicle of changing my name back.Yay: Went to court this morning and got the legal name change done. It took, like, ten minutes once the judge showed up, and he cared NOT AT ALL about my reasons for the change.
Booo: It turns out there are, like, seven billion steps left to go. I have to publish another ad in the paper, send the court another affidavit saying I did so, then I have to obtain copies of the official name change (which cost $10 each) and send them all around everywhere. And only THEN can I start down the long list: Social Security office, DMV, credit cards, etc.
It's definitely going to cost another $100, bringing the total to around $300 so far. Argh, argh, argh.
But at least my name is fixed, now. It's Mouse Hislast Mylast, with Hislast being my middle name, safely relegated to "H" when I want not to be defined by my marriage. Sigh of relief.
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WTF is wrong with this system? Well, everything is wrong with it, clearly. Would a man have to do all this to change his name upon getting married, I wonder. If so, it's just further proof of the inequality. There should be a return policy on name changes, like a name change mulligan.
Seriously.
What the hell.
Ads - in the paper!?!? Crazy town.
Gah. Glad you're persevering, but it sucks that it is such a drain on your time/money.
This sucks that it is so hard to make this change. In one aspect I understand why they make you jump through so many hoops (so that everyone and their brother does not change their name), but there should be certain exceptions for cases like yours.
wait, whaaaat? forgive me, i've been a bad blogger and an even worse blog friend. not only is your name changing saga incredibly frustrating, but did i miss that you moved from chicago to new jersey?? is this true??
I am glad you finally got your name like you want it. Hang in there for the last stages of wrapping it all up.
Welcome to the arcane legal rules of the East Coast. I believe New Jersey is still a fault-based divorce state, too, and no community property for either of you. As much as I chaffe at my alminoy payments, I'm awfully glad at the simplicity of the marriage laws out here on the other coast.
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