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§ 19-12-3. Certificate of name change; use as evidence; form of certificate

GA Code § 19-12-3 (2018) (N/A)
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(a) At any time after the entry of the final order of change of name, upon the request of the petitioner requesting the change of name, the clerk of the court granting the same shall issue to the petitioner a certificate of change of name, under the seal of the court, upon payment to the clerk of the fee provided in paragraph (4) of subsection (g) of Code Section 15-6-77. The certificate shall be received as evidence of the facts contained in the certificate.

(b) The certificate of change of name shall be in substantially the following form:

This is to certify that (name of petitioner) has obtained

final order of change of name in the Superior Court of

County, Georgia, on the day of , , as shown by the

records of the court.

The name (or names) of (full name prior to entry of the

final order of change of name) has (or have) been changed to

(full name after entry of the final order of change of

name).

Given under the hand and seal of said court, this the day of

, .

(Seal of court)

Clerk

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