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This post covers everything you need to know about the change of name by deed poll.
In this guide, you will learn
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A deed poll is a unilateral legal document used specifically for the change of a person’s name.
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It is called a unilateral document because it only binds one person i.e a person who swears/affirms to change his/her name.
You can use deed poll to;
According to the UK deed poll office, the purpose of the deed poll is to demonstrate that you’ve started using a new name, to show that you’ve given up your old name, and to confirm the date you started using your new name.
On occasion, you may want to leave and abandon your former name and adopt a new name.
This may be due to;
The aim of a deed poll is to legally handle the process of changing your name and make your new name legally accepted.
Therefore when a person wishes to change his name he must swear a deed poll.
Generally costs of change of name by deed poll will differ depending on how you have get that deed poll.
For unrolled deed poll i.e a deed poll that you have made yourself the cost is £000 (zero)
But remember, in the UK to make your own deed poll, you must be at least 16 years old.
In addition to that, Some organizations might not recognize your own deed poll as evidence of your new name.
Check with the company you are dealing with to see if they accept unrolled deed polls.
For an enrolled deed poll, the cost is £42.44
You can put your new name on public record by ‘enrolling’ it at the Royal Courts of Justice if you’re 18 or over. It costs £42.44 and cheques should be made payable to HMCTS.
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For change of name by deed poll made by a specialist agency or a solicitor, the fees will vary depending on the specific agency or solicitor but it generally ranges from £100-£500
For example
Samuels Solicitors LLP charges a fixed fee of £300 plus VAT to prepare a change of name deed and provide you with certified copies of the deed to present to the relevant organizations (such as the passport office, DVLA, banks and building societies, etc.)
Samuels’ fixed charge for drafting the enrolment deed and related paperwork is just £200 plus VAT.
After duly charging your name by deed poll, you can start to use your new name immediately.
That means you have to stop using your old name and use the deep poll as evidence to support the use of your new name.
Further, after the formalities for changing your name by deed poll, you are advised to inform any person or institute that you are dealing with, about the change of your name.
The important place to inform about your change of name includes;
The common traits of deed poll in common law countries are
DEED POLL
By this deed of change of name made by myself the undersigned NEW NAME of YOUR ADDRESS formerly known as OLD NAME.
Hereby declare as follows:
In witness whereof I have hereunto subscribed my adopted and substituted forenames of NEW FORENAMES and my surname of NEW SURNAME and also my said the former name of OLD NAME.
Dated this_____day of____________in the year______.
Signed as a deed
by the above named
NEW NAME __________________
Formerly known as OLD NAME ____________________
In the presence of ________________________
Address _______________________________
Occupation _____________________________
Witness signature __________________________
DEED POLL
This change of name deed made this 10 day of November 20… by me, the undersigned now, or lately called John Michael Strain, a UK citizen and it is hereby declared as follows: –
In Witness Whereof I have hereunto subscribed my adopted and substituted names of Michael Michael Strain
Signed and Delivered by the above-named Michael Michael Strain Formerly known as John Michael Strain
This 10 day of November 2021
BEFORE ME:
Name Alyce Johnson
Designation: Commissioner for oath
Signature: ___________________
Date:
See also: Power of attorney sample