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Walk It Through: The New Name

A year in the county, a confidential record for a stalking victim, and a teenager's written consent.

A nurse who has lived in the county for years petitions to change their name.

Two things a person in this spot might do. Picking one shows what the law says about it.

One nurse and one child. The custodial parent's petition alone, a spouse joining, and the hearing in detail are not worked through here.

A practice walkthrough, not a prediction of how any real one will go. Legal information, not legal advice.