{"id":543,"date":"2018-11-27T09:17:42","date_gmt":"2018-11-27T09:17:42","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/legalname.in\/index.php\/projects\/"},"modified":"2023-01-12T06:26:56","modified_gmt":"2023-01-12T06:26:56","slug":"faq","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/legalname.in\/index.php\/faq\/","title":{"rendered":"FAQ"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"543\" class=\"elementor elementor-543\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-7ac9ca5 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"7ac9ca5\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-background-overlay\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-90988fe\" data-id=\"90988fe\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4a1c612 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"4a1c612\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<style>\/*! elementor - v3.17.0 - 08-11-2023 *\/\n.elementor-heading-title{padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title[class*=elementor-size-]>a{color:inherit;font-size:inherit;line-height:inherit}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-small{font-size:15px}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-medium{font-size:19px}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-large{font-size:29px}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-xl{font-size:39px}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-xxl{font-size:59px}<\/style><h1 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Frequently Asked Questions<\/h1>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-784c1335 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"784c1335\" data-element_type=\"section\" id=\"xs_faq_1\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-27e77d77\" data-id=\"27e77d77\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-4a22c85c elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"4a22c85c\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-6ed8c6f\" data-id=\"6ed8c6f\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3adcfbba elementor-widget elementor-widget-elementskit-faq\" data-id=\"3adcfbba\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"elementskit-faq.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"ekit-wid-con\" >\n                <div class=\"elementskit-single-faq elementor-repeater-item-d9fa2c9\">\n            <div class=\"elementskit-faq-header\">\n                <h2 class=\"elementskit-faq-title\">What Is a Legal Name Change?<\/h2>\n            <\/div>\n            <div class=\"elementskit-faq-body\">\n                Sometimes people wish to be addressed by a name different from their current name. Following are some common reasons for a name change.<br>\n\n<br>A desire for a fancy new name\n<br>Correction of spelling in the current name\n<br>Change of religion\n<br>Change of Gender\n<br>After Marriage\n<br>After Divorce\n<br>Astronomical reasons\n<br>Though informally you can request your relatives and friends to address you by a new name, you need to get your name changed through a legal process to reflect the change in all your identity cards, educational, and other important documents.            <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n                <div class=\"elementskit-single-faq elementor-repeater-item-1a01986\">\n            <div class=\"elementskit-faq-header\">\n                <h2 class=\"elementskit-faq-title\">Documents Required to Change a Legal Name in India<\/h2>\n            <\/div>\n            <div class=\"elementskit-faq-body\">\n                <br>1. An affidavit for the name change\n<br>2. Newspaper publication\n<br>3. A deed of name change\n<br>4. Request letter to the secretariat\n<br>5. Name change statement\n<br>6. Reply letter from the secretariat\n<br>7. Publication money receipt\n<br>8. Gazette notification            <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n        \n    <\/div>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-7d8d3ffc\" data-id=\"7d8d3ffc\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-120bc746 elementor-widget elementor-widget-elementskit-faq\" data-id=\"120bc746\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"elementskit-faq.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"ekit-wid-con\" >\n                <div class=\"elementskit-single-faq elementor-repeater-item-8e6e01e\">\n            <div class=\"elementskit-faq-header\">\n                <h2 class=\"elementskit-faq-title\">Name Change Procedure for Minors<\/h2>\n            <\/div>\n            <div class=\"elementskit-faq-body\">\n                Make an Affidavit\n<br>Publish Name Change in Newspaper\n<br>Undertake Gazette Publication            <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n                <div class=\"elementskit-single-faq elementor-repeater-item-55e5019\">\n            <div class=\"elementskit-faq-header\">\n                <h2 class=\"elementskit-faq-title\">When Do I Need To Change Name On Passport After Marriage<\/h2>\n            <\/div>\n            <div class=\"elementskit-faq-body\">\n                In 2017, Prime Minister Narendra Modi mentioned in his address at the Indian merchant\u2019s Chamber\u2019s Ladies wing that women need not change their names in the passports anymore after marriage. This invited multiple responses from the public, who claimed that even prior to this announcement there was no such mandatory requirement. On the issue of online name change, the instructions booklet of the passport application form on the Passport Seva website says, \u2018This will be applicable to an applicant who has even marginally changed the name or a female who has changed her name or surname after marriage\u2019.<br>\n\nThis means that if a woman kept her maiden name, nothing changes in the passport application process.             <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n        \n    <\/div>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-7a36a99e elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"7a36a99e\" data-element_type=\"section\" id=\"xs_cta_style_15\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-1a38838b\" data-id=\"1a38838b\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-1f760bc2 elementor-section-full_width elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"1f760bc2\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-390ba347\" data-id=\"390ba347\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-66b882aa elementor-widget elementor-widget-elementskit-heading\" data-id=\"66b882aa\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"elementskit-heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"ekit-wid-con\" ><div class=\"ekit-heading elementskit-section-title-wraper text_left   ekit_heading_tablet-   ekit_heading_mobile-\"><h2 class=\"ekit-heading--title elementskit-section-title \">Want To Know  <span><span>More<\/span><\/span><\/h2><\/div><\/div>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-32c57d5e\" data-id=\"32c57d5e\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d14e9f1 elementor-widget elementor-widget-elementskit-button\" data-id=\"d14e9f1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"elementskit-button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"ekit-wid-con\" >\t\t<div class=\"ekit-btn-wraper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/legalname.in\/index.php\/contact\/\" class=\"elementskit-btn  whitespace--normal\" >\n\t\t\t\t\tContact Us\n\t\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fasicon icon-right-arrow\"><\/i>\n\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n        <\/div>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Frequently Asked Questions What Is a Legal Name Change? 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