Re: OT name changes (was Re: Patricia McDermott)

blake murphy wrote:

On Thu, 28 Feb 2008 10:47:55 -0800, Blinky the Shark
<no.spam@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

blake murphy wrote:

On Wed, 27 Feb 2008 22:01:53 -0800, Blinky the Shark
<no.spam@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

Serene wrote:

(Note: While it is possible to change one's name through the common
usage law in California, most Federal documents, like a passport,
cannot be obtained until the name has been in use for at least 5 to
7 years (depending on the agency). And, even with a passport,
driver's license, Social Security card, and a mortgage on a home,
you cannot change your birth certificate without a court-ordered
name change. I don't intend to change my birth certificate. The
level of recognition I have for my name now is sufficient for me,
and I wouldn't really care that much if I had to go back to being
"Sandra" on all my documents. It's just not that important to me.
It's just a nickname that took hold.)

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http://www.leginfo.ca.gov/cgi-bin/waisgate?WAISdocID=04293910760+0+0+0&WAISaction=retrieve

...and the relevant part is:

1279.5. (a) Except as provided in subdivision (b), (c), (d), or (e),
nothing in this title shall be construed to abrogate the common law
right of any person to change his or her name.

Thanks. This has been interesting.

you gonna make that big move to blinkissimus, herr shark?

I was thinking of something esoteric for sharks. Like, maybe, "Bob".

how about 'sharkbob shinypants'?

It's been used by a nurse shark[1] that I once knew. Yeah, in the
hospital. But her real name was Roberta.

[1] Would I kid you? http://www.aqua.org/animals_nurseshark.html


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