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Jun

2016

Is a deed poll proof of identity?

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A ‌‌‌‌deed‌‌‌‌ ‌‌‌‌‌poll‌‌‌‌‌ or change of name deed ‌‌is‌‌‌‌ simply ‌‌‌‌proof‌‌ ‌‌‌‌that‌‌‌‌ ‌‌‌‌you‌‌‌‌ ‌‌‌‌have‌‌‌‌ ‌‌‌‌changed‌‌‌‌‌ ‌‌‌your‌‌‌ ‌‌‌name, ‌‌‌but‌‌‌ ‌‌it‌‌ ‌‌is‌ not a proof of your identity. However, if you have changed your name, it is used as evidence of your identity in conjunction with other official documents, such as your

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Jun

2016

Are online change of name deeds legally binding in the UK?

Posted by legaldeedpolls

We often look at the search queries people are using on a day-to-day basis and a common one is, “Are online change of name deeds legally binding?”. The answer is a resounding, yes of course they are, if they are completed in the correct format and executing properly.

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Jun

2016

Can I change my name on my birth certificate? – Help and advice on changing your name

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The question ” can I change my name on my birth certificate” is a very common one for people wanting to change their names from their birth name. Generally, the names on a birth certificate cannot be changed, unless a mistake has been made and a correction is needed, for instance

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Jun

2016

Changing your name by deed poll – the real legal position in the uk

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In what circumstances does someone normally decide to choose their name? There are many reasons why someone would choose to change their name or names. Besides the most obvious reasons such as personal wishes or dislike of their current name, a person may wish to change their name if they:

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Jun

2016

There are rules to changing the name of a child and some deed poll companies ignore them.

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Changing the name of a child is not as quick and simple as some deed poll companies like to make out. A mother can have a deed poll prepared without the fathers permission if the father does not have parental responsibility and visa versa. If both parents have parental responsibility,

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Jun

2016

10 Reasons People Change Their Names

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1) NEVER LIKED THEIR NAME TO BEGIN WITH They told me their name didn’t ‘feel like them’, had never ‘resonated’, was from a father they’d never known, or one who had actually abused them as a child. Most of them had wanted to change their name for years,

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Jun

2016

Why are more people changing their name?

Posted by legaldeedpolls

More and more people are changing their name by deed poll. Even those with non-embarrassing monikers are wanting to start afresh but why? It used to be only a select group of people who would change their names – those who had been saddled with a silly one or the rich

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Jun

2016

Changing your name by deed poll can have consequences

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Changing your name by deed poll can have consequences as a father-of-seven has been jailed after claiming more than £120,000 in housing benefit to pay the rent on a house he already owned. When Teresa Belton-Martin, 34, and Abrar Abbasi, 32, moved into his property in Belle Vue Road,

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