>want to change legal name since 2021>after half a decade finally decide that it is warranted>getting ready to file paperwork>know ill have to pay like 400 dollars but whatever>find out that your personal information will be made public record>not only that, but also your original name and what you changed it to will be permanently archived for anyone to look upwhats even the fucking point of changing your name then? just to have even less privacy than before? i just want to prevent being found by my extended family and people i used to know. they have made multiple efforts in the past to find me too, but thankfully ive never used my real name online.
>>85108176Why are you avoiding your family anon, what'd you do
>>85108176>permanently archived for anyone to look upwell there goes part of my exit strategy
>>85108194its what THEY didmy moms side of the family in particular, i dont want to be associated with them, they treated her terribly when she was alive and then when she died they felt this crazy guilt over it and since i look similar to her even tho im a male, they just try and use me as some sort of parasocial replacement for her, that whole side of the family is fucking crazy junkies and stuff the lot of em, even my uncle despite his religious psychosis>>85108209i believe it varies by state. im in california right now but im not from here. ironically in my home state where the crazy family is from, they just require a background check and if you pass they dont give a shit what you do to your name and its nobody else's business
