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  2. Begin by filling out your personal information in the designated fields, including your former name and new name. Ensure accuracy as this will be used for all notifications.
  3. Select the reason for your name change from the provided options: marriage, divorce, court order, or other. This helps clarify the context of your name change.
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Appear in person at any DMV office to change the name on your driver license and/or Identification card, and your vehicle title/registration. You must provide: Your current driver license and/or ID card. An original or certified copy of your marriage certificate, divorce decree or legal name change documents.
To obtain a legal name change in Delaware, an applicant must submit a petition to the court. The applicant must publish notice of the name change in a newspaper at least once a week for three weeks before filing the petition, and then include the Affidavit of Publication with their court petition.
Name change actions can take anywhere from a day, to six (6) months (sometimes even longer). The time it takes for such action to be ordered/decreed varies not only from county to county, but sometimes from courthouse to courthouse as well.
Filing Fee: when you file your Petition for Change of Name, you will be required to pay a fee of $85.00. You will receive the original Order signed by the Judicial Officer, plus eight certified copies of the signed Order. Additional copies may be obtained at a cost of $10.00 per copy.
Outside of marriage and divorce, legally changing your name usually comes with a price tag. The total amount can range from less than $100 to over $500. First, you should expect to pay a filing fee. This is the cost of filing your name change forms with the County Clerk.

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