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Walk It Through: The New Name

The right court, a petition that discloses support arrears, and an order when there is no reasonable objection.

A subway conductor living in Brooklyn wants to change their name.

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

One conductor and one petition. Publication, a Family Court case, and records updates are not worked through here.

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