Name change

[lmd_lcp_20]

If I was married 2 years ago and my husband passed away can I still change my name

 

[Ohiogal]

If I was married 2 years ago and my husband passed away can I still change my name

Yes but you have to petition for a name change in probate court.

 

[adjusterjack]

Yes but you have to petition for a name change in probate court.

Can't exactly be sure of that without knowing OP's state.

 

[Ohiogal]

Can't exactly be sure of that without knowing OP's state.

She has three threads going. She needs to quit it.

 

[Just Blue]

She has three threads going. She needs to quit it.

Nope. 2 thread on different topics...

 

[adjusterjack]

Nope. 2 thread on different topics...

And no mention of her state in either.

 

[HighwayMan]

What she is asking is a bit vague. I'm assuming that she never changed her name when first married and now she wants to take her husband's name. I'm not sure what a probate court would have to do with that.

 

[Zigner]

What she is asking is a bit vague. I'm assuming that she never changed her name when first married and now she wants to take her husband's name. I'm not sure what a probate court would have to do with that.

In some states, name changes are filed with the probate court.

 

[Just Blue]

In some states, name changes are filed with the probate court.

Yup. In mine.