Q: i have a question about name change in new jersey
My birth certificate has a first , middle and last name. I have always used my middle name as my given name. I am now having problem with an institution that is insisting on using my first name on my birth certificate as my given name and only a initial for my middle on very important documents. My only option here is to have a legal name change. My question is can I use my first name initial and my middle name as my given name? Example: instead of Sarah Mary Doe, change to S. Mary Doe and no middle name?
A: I understand your inquiry but in filling out the forms for the institution, your first name will be identified as "S" and most forms only list the middle as an initial, so the document obtained from this institution may end up looking like S M Doe. Maybe the solution is to hyphenate your last name to include your middle name.
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