How much does it cost to change your name where you live

[Josh]

Lame post but really im jus tryina post a lot and use the comp while i got it since i dont have place to stay.
This has been on my mind tho
Lemme know where you live and how much it costs?
Im in pennsylvania and its $230

edit/ yeaaa im gonna save bout 300 for filing fees, new license, etc. iike zoe said

[JungianZoe]

Colorado:

$25 - Two fingerprint cards and two sets of prints
$18 (+$1 postage) - FBI background check
$16.50 - CBI background check (hand-delivered)
$145 - court filing fee
$50 - newspaper publication fee

Not sure if you want to add it on, but $22 for new license and probably further fees at motor vehicles to switch the name on my car title and registration (which I keep forgetting to do).

So... $277.50 so far.

[xAndrewx]

$500 I'm in FL

$400 filing fee

$100 fingerprinting, newspaper ad, etc.

Edit: Since others mentioned a lawyer wanted to point out this price is without a lawyer. 

[Ratchet]

$400, paid for a lawyer to process papers, file them, print the newspaper ad, and court fees. A new license was about $22, but fingering printing wasn't required. Ah, I live in NV.

[Adio]

I went through an attorney for $403.  Got my name and gender marker changed at the same time.  The price would have been the same even if I had just gotten the name changed.  I can't remember how much my new driver's license cost.  Maybe $20?

[Elijah3291]

I believe mine was about 180 all together, im in north carolina

[JohnAlex]

I live in Washington State. 
It was $145 for the name change filing fee, and $5 for every extra copy (I ended up not needing any).
$10 to change it on my diver's license.

And that was it.  In my state I didn't have to print it in the newspaper, no background check or fingerprinting.  nothing else.

[MaxAloysius]

I'm in Australia and it cost me $90 to get the paperwork filed with the BDM, which I didn't pay until it had been processed and I'd been issued my new birth certificate a week later. Then generally speaking to get your licence re-issued for any reason is $25, but I didn't have to pay and got my replacement licence free.

Why on earth would you need to pay for a newspaper ad to change your name...

[Brendon]

These were my expenses for a name change in Indiana, but I hear the costs may vary by county. I did not hire a lawyer for this; in fact, minor name change forms apparently don't exist for my county (accidental deletion from the state website? who knows), so I used the forms from a different county to draft my own. That was an experience. 

Filing fee: $136
Newspaper fee: $75
Three certified copies of name change: $4.50
New driver's permit: $9
New birth certificate: $10 (if I ever get around to it)
Putting school administrators in a position where they have to use the name you prefer: Priceless

I'm in Australia and it cost me $90 to get the paperwork filed with the BDM, which I didn't pay until it had been processed and I'd been issued my new birth certificate a week later. Then generally speaking to get your licence re-issued for any reason is $25, but I didn't have to pay and got my replacement licence free.

Why on earth would you need to pay for a newspaper ad to change your name...

They make you do this so they can be sure you aren't changing your name to avoid bill collectors or to defraud anyone. The idea is, companies check the papers for name changes and make sure you aren't changing your name to get out of paying off money you owe them.

[Josh]

damn im pretty surprised got so many responses on this already tonite.
thanks for sharing guys
yeaa i still gotta call my county court and ask some stuff.. dont have too much money yet but im savin every penny (since i dont got a job)

[Mr.Rainey]

150$ in washington state.

[LilKittyCatZoey]

whats up with the news papers?

[Miniar]

Iceland...
probably about 50 USD total...
IIRC

[cynthialee]

I am also in Washington State. Stevens county to be exact.
I don't remember the exact cost but it was about 130$ total between court and clerk fees.

No background check, no newspapers, no hasle. Name change is super easy in Washington state. Also in Washington trans is protected critters.

[Natkat]

im danish and it where around 500kr for one name (around 94.53 dollar)
and for chancing one name and adding another it where rougly 1000kr (around 189.06 doller)
(we got very strick name rules so many have to pick a gender neutral name as the first and then middle name is without limits)

[Darrin Scott]

Florida seems the most expensive out of everywhere. Glad I'm not changing my name quite yet.

[Lisbeth]

Putting school administrators in a position where they have to use the name you prefer: Priceless

Agreed.

[tekla]

whats up with the news papers?

It makes it a matter of public record so that people you owe debts to, or criminal charges can follow you.

[SnailPace]

In BC Canada: (approximate prices)

$180 for legal change of name + name change certificate
$40 for fingerprinting and police record check
However many pieces of ID you need changed, pay for each seperately (Birth cert., drivers, etc)

If you are low income and trans you can get a doctor's note saying that a name change is a medical necessity and they will waive the $180. You still need to pay for the other stuff though.

[Josh]

In BC Canada: (approximate prices)

$180 for legal change of name + name change certificate
$40 for fingerprinting and police record check
However many pieces of ID you need changed, pay for each seperately (Birth cert., drivers, etc)

If you are low income and trans you can get a doctor's note saying that a name change is a medical necessity and they will waive the $180. You still need to pay for the other stuff though.

do you know if this is possible in the states? (hiiiighly doubtful but jus askin ya know)