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===Change of name under the ''Name Act''===
===Change of name under the ''Name Act''===


If you don't qualify for an automatic change of name, you will have to follow the process outlined in the ''Name Act'' to change your name. The [http://www.vs.gov.bc.ca/name/howto.html Ministry of Health Services' Vital Statistics Agency] has a [http://www.vs.gov.bc.ca/forms/vsa529.pdf change of name package] that includes all the forms you will require and <span class="noglossary">instructions</span> on how to complete them. Although you don't have to run an ad in the newspaper to change your name, you will have to get your fingerprints taken and submit to a criminal records check. As well, a fee will be charged by the police department that takes your fingerprints.
If you don't qualify for an automatic change of name, you will have to follow the process outlined in the ''Name Act'' to change your name. The Ministry of Health's [http://www.vs.gov.bc.ca/name/howto.html Vital Statistics Agency] has a [http://www.vs.gov.bc.ca/forms/vsa529.pdf change of name package] that includes all the forms you will require and <span class="noglossary">instructions</span> on how to complete them. Although you don't have to run an ad in the newspaper to change your name, you will have to get your fingerprints taken and submit to a criminal records check. As well, a fee will be charged by the police department that takes your fingerprints.


The process is fairly straightforward and a hearing before a judge is usually not necessary. The steps for most people are as follows:
The process is fairly straightforward and a hearing before a judge is usually not necessary. The steps for most people are as follows:

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