An Affidavit of Name Change is used to verify the identity of a person who uses a new name or has used multiple names. The individual making the Affidavit of Name Change must have an intimate personal knowledge of the Applicants use of both names. It is most preferential that a blood relative initiates an Affidavit of Name Change.
An Affidavit of Name Change provides background information on a person who has changed their name or is referred to by multiple names. The Affidavit of Name Change list and itemizes the multiple names as well as their old and new names. The Affidavit of Name Change also explains how the person composing the Name Change Affidavit knows the Applicant.
An Affidavit of Name Change consists of the following components:
• The legal name of the affiant that is completing the Affidavit of Name Change.
• The name change the affiant is effectuating.
• The reason the affiant is procuring a name change.
• Signature of the affiant and notary.
This Affidavit of Name Change document is helpful when an individual uses an assumed name for certain activities or transaction while their legal ID maintains their formal legal name. In addition, the Affidavit of Name Change can be used when a person has completed a formal name change or recently married or divorced and needs additional verification of their name change.
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