Walk It Through: The New Name
A petition with five years of addresses, a hearing one to three months out, and notice waived where it would endanger.
A bus driver files to change their name.
Two things a person in this spot might do. Picking one shows what the law says about it.
One bus driver and one petition. A child's name change, a spouse joining, and the most serious offense bar are not worked through here.
A practice walkthrough, not a prediction of how any real one will go. Legal information, not legal advice.