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karen1955
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What is the name of your state? NM
i have an odd problem.
some time back i married and changed my name on my drivers license. shortly afterwards, as it didnt look like it was going to work out, i decided to not submit a name change on anything else, as i figured id save the paperwork and hassle. i decided to wait and see if we would stay together.
we did stay together (more or less) but i wanted to change my name back on my drivers license.
my first visit to DMV i had all sorts of paperwork that showed i was operating still under my old name and said i wanted to change my drivers license. paycheck stubs, bills, passport and tax papers we produced with my name on it. i didnt have a copy of my SS card so they told me to get one and come back.
it didnt seem a problem, so i eventually got a copy and went back. my second visit they told me i needed either a divorce certificate or a court order to change my name, even tho i showed them that i had never changed anything except for the NM drivers license.
they didnt want to hear of anything else and now are pissed at me.
im not ready for or wanting a divorce and i dont see how applying for a legal name change in court is the solution as im not changing anything but the drivers license. a lawyer wants $1000 to help with the paperwork which would take me about 6 months to raise. i tried some research on the net and only found name change kits for a few hundred dollars that i would take into court.
im really stumped on what to do. they wont talk to me unless i bring in the documents they want to see to change my name on the license, and ive talked to about everyone in that office.
wont i piss off a judge if i bring in all my stuff to show im still me and not really wanting a legal name change but just wanting a drivers license?
my license expires in jan 05 and have to do something before that.
i know i live in a very small town and im not up to date on how things operate but this just seems real bizarre to me.
any suggestions would be greatly appreciated.
i have an odd problem.
some time back i married and changed my name on my drivers license. shortly afterwards, as it didnt look like it was going to work out, i decided to not submit a name change on anything else, as i figured id save the paperwork and hassle. i decided to wait and see if we would stay together.
we did stay together (more or less) but i wanted to change my name back on my drivers license.
my first visit to DMV i had all sorts of paperwork that showed i was operating still under my old name and said i wanted to change my drivers license. paycheck stubs, bills, passport and tax papers we produced with my name on it. i didnt have a copy of my SS card so they told me to get one and come back.
it didnt seem a problem, so i eventually got a copy and went back. my second visit they told me i needed either a divorce certificate or a court order to change my name, even tho i showed them that i had never changed anything except for the NM drivers license.
they didnt want to hear of anything else and now are pissed at me.
im not ready for or wanting a divorce and i dont see how applying for a legal name change in court is the solution as im not changing anything but the drivers license. a lawyer wants $1000 to help with the paperwork which would take me about 6 months to raise. i tried some research on the net and only found name change kits for a few hundred dollars that i would take into court.
im really stumped on what to do. they wont talk to me unless i bring in the documents they want to see to change my name on the license, and ive talked to about everyone in that office.
wont i piss off a judge if i bring in all my stuff to show im still me and not really wanting a legal name change but just wanting a drivers license?
my license expires in jan 05 and have to do something before that.
i know i live in a very small town and im not up to date on how things operate but this just seems real bizarre to me.
any suggestions would be greatly appreciated.
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