Texas § FA.45.106 - CHANGE OF NAME CERTIFICATE
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§ FA.45.106. CHANGE OF NAME CERTIFICATE
CHANGE OF NAME CERTIFICATE. (a) A person whose name is changed under Section 6.706 or 45.105 may apply to the clerk of the court ordering the name change for a change of name certificate. (b) A certificate under this section is a one-page document that includes: (1) the name of the person before the change of name was ordered; (2) the name to which the person's name was changed by the court; (3) the date on which the name change was made; (4) the person's social security number and driver's license number, if any; (5) the name of the court in which the name change was ordered; and (6) the signature of the clerk of the court that issued the certificate. (c) An applicant for a certificate under this section shall pay a $10 fee to the clerk of the court for issuance of the certificate. (d) A certificate under this section constitutes proof of the change of name of the person named in the certificate. Added by Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 165, Sec. 7.10(a), eff. Sept. 1, 1997. Amended by Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 62, Sec. 6.06, eff. Sept. 1, 1999.
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