How to change my name?

Hustle

Me and my mam want to change our name, I'm 21 so I don't need permission off anyone else. We have been to the solicitors and they said it would be £125.00 per person but it's not by deed poll it's just a change of name by a solicitor. She would not say how much it would cost to have it changed officially by deed poll, she said it would go through London but would cost a lot of money.

Can anyone help please, Thanks!

kempy

Sorry I don't know anything about deed pole, but I just wanted to make sure that you weren't reverting to a previous name. I reverted to my maiden name when I got divorced. That is free. You just need to write to everyone proving that that was you previously,

qazitory

http://www.ukdps.co.uk/

Might be worth starting there?

System

my OH had to re do his cos he lost the paper work it only cost £50 ,shop around it only takes one visit to the solicitor and its done.

Steve1981

sort of off subject but your title is a prefered title, not a given title,
my library card now says 'Wing Commander' on it and all my utilities bills come addressed to 'Lord'. stupid I know but it does give me a bit of pleasure when I phone orange and insist they call me Lord Steve throughout the call

Squiggly_Diddly

I did this for free - found the wording on the internet. It's called a Deed of Change of Name now I think, rather than Deed Poll. Typed it up, printed it out on nice thick cream paper & got it witnessed by 2 people. That was it. It doesn't need to be done by a solicitor or even one of the internet companies that will charge you £30-£60. I did it 2 years ago & had no problems at all using it to change passport, driving licence, or registering with a professional body for training/work.

So it can be very simple - and very moneysaving!!!

brightonman123

dabs on Lord MonerSaver!

Steve1981

brightonman123 wrote: »

dabs on Lord MonerSaver!

monersaver or moneysaver??;)

Hustle

Squiggly_Diddly wrote: »

I did this for free - found the wording on the internet. It's called a Deed of Change of Name now I think, rather than Deed Poll. Typed it up, printed it out on nice thick cream paper & got it witnessed by 2 people. That was it. It doesn't need to be done by a solicitor or even one of the internet companies that will charge you £30-£60. I did it 2 years ago & had no problems at all using it to change passport, driving licence, or registering with a professional body for training/work.

So it can be very simple - and very moneysaving!!!

Do you have anymore details on this please, what website did you use, did you have to send the paper(s) somewhere?

My mam got divorced 2 years ago.

Many Thanks!

d123

plenty of info on the web
first link is DIY:

http://www.gorge.org/experiences/deedpoll.shtml

http://www.lawontheweb.co.uk/basics/changeofname.htm

http://www.adviceguide.org.uk/index/family_parent/family/change_of_name.htm

http://www.cornwall.gov.uk/index.cfm?articleid=12311

This is the document linked from the first link above

[SIZE=+2]DEED POLL ON CHANGE OF NAME

[/SIZE]

[SIZE=+1]THIS CHANGE OF NAME DEED[/SIZE] made this day day of month year

[SIZE=+1]BY [/SIZE]me the undersigned new name in full of address excluding county and postcode in the County of county now or lately known as old name in full a British citizen under section 37(1) of the British Nationality Act 1981

[SIZE=+1]WITNESSES AND IT IS HEREBY DECLARED [/SIZE] as follows:-
1. I absolutely and entirely renounce relinquish and abandon the use of my said former name of old name in full and assume adopt and determine to take and use from the date hereof the name of new name in full in subsitution for my former name of old name in full,
2. I shall at all times hereafter in all records deeds documents and other writings and in all actions and proceedings as well as in all dealings and transactions and on all occasions whatsoever use and subscribe the said name of new name in full as my name in subsitution for my former name of old name in full so relinquished as aforesaid to the intent that I may hereafter be called known or distinguished not by the former name of old name in full but by new name in full only,
3. I authorise and require all persons at all times to designate describe and address me by the adopted name of new name in full.
[SIZE=+1]IN WITNESS [/SIZE] whereof I have hereunto subscribed my adopted and substituted name of new name in full and also my said former name of old name in full and have affixed my seal the day and year first above written.

[SIZE=+1]SIGNED SEALED AND DELIVERED[/SIZE]
by the above-named

new name in full new signature
........................................

formerly known as
old name in full old signature
........................................

in the presence of

first witness's signature
........................................
first witness's

name and address

Stick a red circle here from a stationer's shop

second witness's signature
........................................
second witness's
name and address

Instructions to go with the wording (including an update about the seal) are on http://www.gorge.org/experiences/deedpoll.shtml

Hustle

d123 wrote: »

plenty of info on the web
first link is DIY:

http://www.gorge.org/experiences/deedpoll.shtml

http://www.lawontheweb.co.uk/basics/changeofname.htm

http://www.adviceguide.org.uk/index/family_parent/family/change_of_name.htm

http://www.cornwall.gov.uk/index.cfm?articleid=12311

This is the document linked from the first link above
Instructions to go with the wording (including an update about the seal) are on http://www.gorge.org/experiences/deedpoll.shtml

Thank You!