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I finally got my confirmation letter from the newspaper in the mail, so the next day I headed to my county courthouse to make an appointment with the judge I was originally assigned.

The majority of this process was spent standing in lines. As soon as I spoke to the cashier and showed her the letter, she photocopied it, then sent me up to see the Calendar Clerk for my judge. I waited outside of her door for thirty minutes or so before working up the nerve to knock. Once she opened the door our conversation went like this:
Clerk: “Yes?”
Me: “I need to make an appointment with the judge.”
Clerk: “For what?”
Me: “Court.”
Clerk: “For. what.?”
Me: “A name change.”
Clerk: “Oh okay.”

I then walked in, told her my case number, and she opened up her calendar and said, “Okay, your appointment is January 21st at 8:30am”. She then proceeded to tell me about the process (show up with all the paperwork, sit in line, you’ll be called in one by one, and bring extra cash for multiple copies).

So, with all luck, I’ll have my name changed officially on January 21st of 2010!

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