Legal Question in Administrative Law in California

Adding Middle Name

19 year old college student in PA, from CA.

No middle name right now.

I've always referenced myself with a middle name as ''Peter.''

None of my official documents (Driver's License, Birth Certif., Passport) list ''Peter,'' EXCEPT my voter registration ID.

How can I most cheaply make my middle name ''legal''?


Asked on 1/12/09, 3:32 am

1 Answer from Attorneys
Michael Stone Law Offices of Michael B. Stone Toll Free 1-855-USE-MIKE

Re: Adding Middle Name

It is most emphatically -not- illegal to call yourself whatever name you like. This is your free speech right under the First Amendment. To deal with government paperwork issues, you can file a petition in court to change your name. It involves paying a filing fee and publishing a legal notice in the back of some legal newspaper nobody reads. Then you go to name-change court and, this is the fun part, you get to see a procession of people with really funny names.

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Answered on 1/12/09, 3:56 am


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