West Virginia § 48-25-104 - 48-25-104. Recordation of order changing name.
Full text of West Virginia West Virginia Code § 48-25-104 — 48-25-104. Recordation of order changing name., with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 48-25-104. 48-25-104. Recordation of order changing name.
When such order is made the petitioner shall forthwith cause a certified copy thereof to be filed in the office of the clerk of the county commission of the county where petitioner resides, and such clerk shall record the same in a book to be kept for the purpose and index the same under both the old and the new names. For such recording and indexing the clerk shall be allowed the same fee as for a deed.
Source: official West Virginia text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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