How to Change Your Name in Maryland

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How to Change Your Name in Maryland under the Statute 15-901 that allows any resident to change their name after marriage, after divorce, or for any personal reason they may have.


Choose Your Name. - The first step in changing your name is deciding on what to change it too. You can either change your first, middle, last, or your whole name, it is the same process.

Fill in Petition. - You will need to fill in a Maryland Name Change Petition which will allow you to apply legally for your name change.
Must be Notarized.

File Petition. - You will have to file the name change petition to the circuit court in your area. If you do not know where your court is, you can search using the Maryland Court Locator.
Upon filing be sure to pay the filing fee.

Make Publication. - You will need to make a publication in the newspaper announcing your new name. The clerk will tell you who to contact at the newspaper within your area and you will need to publicize one ad.

Name Change Publication. - After you have successfully published your ad you will be given a name change publication that you will submit to the clerk.

Name Change Decree. - You will either be called in for a hearing or be notified of your name change decree being ready. This is your official certificate for stating your new legal name, use this to change your name at any institution.