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Walk It Through: The New Name

Six months in the state, two witnesses, and notice to both parents for a child.

A mail carrier who moved to Minnesota last year applies to change their name.

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

One mail carrier and two children. Publication, objections, and the effect on records are not worked through here.

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