Posts Tagged ‘maiden name’

For the state of Indiana. I am wanting to change my last name back to my maiden name and I found a Verified Petition For Change of Name form online to take to the courthouse but, are there any other forms I need and do I have to publish it in the newspaper since I am not a minor and it was a previous name I had? I am married but separated and do not know when I can get divorced plus there is someone in this same town with the same name I have now and she gets in a lot of trouble with the law and people get me mixed up with her, not to metion the doctors office.
I want to change it before we ever get divorced. I don’t know how long it will be before I will be able to afford a divorce.

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The one on your birth certificate?

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The one on your marriage certificate?

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The one on your SS Card?

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The one on your greencard?

How can you prove it? Is there a law about this?

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For example:
1. You were born in the Philippines, and you are now a US Immigrant. The name on your birth certificate is:
First Name: Melody
Middle Name: Torres
Last Name: Peralta

2. You married a US Citizen. Your name changed to:
First Name: Melody
Middle Name: Peralta
Last Name: Perry

3. You applied for an updated SS name. SS issues you a new card under your married name: Melody Peralta Perry

4. You applied for a new State ID card under the married name as well.

4. Your greencard is expiring so you applied to renew it. When filling up the I-90 you used your maiden name which is the name on the expiring original greencard. You sent it to USCIS and you didn’t make a copy of the application.

5. USCIS sends you an ASC Appointment under the name May Peralta. When you got to the ASC Appointment, Picture Taking/Fingerprinting – you asked to change the name on the updated greencard to your married name which is reflected on your SS Card, State ID, & Marriage Certificate. USCIS says no we cannot do that. That they understand it’s the way people do it in the Philippines but they cannot do it here like that. They said the name on the greencard will be Melody T. Perry. You asked if it would ever affect anything when you file a citizhip, and she said just explain and tell them what I told you. Trusting USCIS knows what they are doing and saying, you said ok. You got the renewed greencard with the name Melody T. Perry

6. Your state ID expired and need to renew it. You went to DMV to renew it. DMV will NOT renew because the name on the SS card and Green Card are not the same. That you should go to SS and get another card that matches the name on your greencard.

7. You go to SS office – they told you we cannot issue you that name because USCIS has not updated your name in the system. That you need to go to USCIS to have them update the name on the system.

8. When you went to USCIS you were told to fill up the I-90 to correct the mistake and pay if I wanted to change the name on your greencard. You explain that it wasn’t the name you applied for originally because you asked it to be changed to your married and name and they didn’t. (see explanation on #5) The USCIS representative kept pressing that you MUST apply for a new greencard and you need to pay for it.

9. You are convinced it was an administrative error so you went and filed another I-90. You sent them a registered mail with explanation and coipes of the evidences, and the original greencard. Because that’s what you thought is the right thing to do, and what you understood from what you’ve read in the form ( ) which states it should be sent to the Service Center that issued it. You got the address from the receipt sent to you, stating where to for the Fingerprinting.

10. Two months later you get an appointment with USCIS to pickup a greencard. A man comes out talks to you why you sent this documents to this particular. He gives you all the documents you sent.You say it’s all explained there. He said you sent it to the wrong address. I said ok can you give me the right address then? He kept talking and stressing that he’s trying to help me not pay for another greencard (I forgot to get that address) so he will put Perry in their system to update your name it – that after you are on your own. I asked for a phone number and a name to follow up about it. He said you are talking to the wrong person. He gives you an initial of his name and you forgot what his last name is, because he took the appointment paper that had his name. He said, "Give me your number and I will call you in two weeks". (The receptionist chuckled and told me that even her, she works there and she doesn’t know where to get ahold of him when he needs him). This guy also expressed how SS always throws their job to them. They’re the ones who should follow USCIS.

11. Months passed this USCIS rep didn’t call you, no voicemail message at all. So you try to call USCIS hotline and you just never could get ahold of them any day, any time!

12. You called SS to ask if they could verify that USCIS already updated your name in the system. SS says no, they cannot look at that record. You explain everything you’ve been through. SS rep says, USCIS need to correct the name on the greencard because it is a wrong name.

13. You are torn between them and not sure what else to do next. You are separated, have three kids you cart everytime to get to these offices. You have no car, you have no money to pay the taxi. Your ex husband isn’t reliable either – he can’t miss work. Your so called friends are never available because they are busy with their own lives. You cannot apply for a job because you know it will be an issue as well. You don’t know if you should jus
just apply for citizenship (even if you found a loan) but you’re afraid it will also bounce back and you will lose hundreds of dollars you CANNOT refund if it doesn’t get approve for the same ID issues.

14. What would you do? What do you need to know? Who to go to for issues like this? Are there any resources, book of laws that could possibly help?

15. You want to go to USCIS but don’t know what else to say. You have no money to pay for another greencard and even if you do, you feel bad paying because you know it wasn’t your fault. They seem to manipulate and put words in your mouth. I am tired and frustrated.
What if I apply for a greencard with the correct name and when I get there – they will tell me I cannot have my complete married name and put the same old name again?! I am not sure if I am upset with myself for being gullible or maybe irresponsible in not making a photocopy of the first application I sent to them to renew my greencard. Or if I should get upset with people in USCIS. Or maybe I am upset with both. I just want an effective solution, I hope someone can help. I am so sick and weak right now I am sorry if I typed anything harsh.

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My 12 year old son would like to change his last name from my maiden name to my married name (I have been married almost 9 years, and he has 2 half-siblings). The forms that we have say that we need the signature of his biological father. (We live in OK) We do not know who his biological father is, and there is no one listed on the birth certificate.
What do I do in a situation like this? Will a judge still grant him permission to change his name, even if there is not a biological father to sign off on the form?
So, (say hypothetically) I did know who the father is, but do not know his whereabouts and there is nobody listed on the birth certificate? What do I do in that case? As far as adoption, we were told by 2 attorneys that it would be very expensive and an extremely lengthy process for my husband to adopt, so we have not pursued this course at this time, although this would have been the preferable way to go.

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I recently got a divorce. It did not include granting me my maiden name. I thought it would be no problem to get my last name changed back so we did not address it in the divorce however i have since found out that it is going to involve it’s own legal action thru the court. I cannot afford an attorney and I know it doesn’t seem like a big deal but I do not want to live my life with this extremely bad nightmare of a marriage following me around in the form of a last name. I need to know what I need to do to get it done on my own. I live in the state of Missouri. Other than filing a petition, paying the filing fee and publishing it in the paper 3 times I don’t know specifically what to do or how to go about getting the paper work required to file at the court house. Please help!

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I recently got a divorce. It did not include granting me my maiden name. I thought it would be no problem to get my last name changed back so we did not address it in the divorce however i have since found out that it is going to involve it’s own legal action thru the court. I cannot afford an attorney and I know it doesn’t seem like a big deal but I do not want to live my life with this extremely bad nightmare of a marriage following me around in the form of a last name. I need to know what I need to do to get it done on my own. I live in the state of Missouri. Other than filing a petition, paying the filing fee and publishing it in the paper 3 times I don’t know specifically what to do or how to go about getting the paper work required to file at the court house. Please help!

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