Changing Your Last Name in NY by Adding a Name

Changing Your Last Name in New York by Adding a Name

You can change your last name in NY by adding a name.   Here are some examples.  Your name is Mary and you want to add the name, "Jones", to your last name, "Smith".  You can add "Jones" after "Smith" or before "Smith" and you can add a hyphen between the two names, if you choose.  So the result could be:

Mary Smith Jones
Mary Jones Smith
Mary Smith-Jones
Mary Jones-Smith

In most cases, a judge will have no objection to you adding a name to your last name so long as you are not changing the name to avoid a creditor or to avoid a support obligation. 

Christopher Tompkins is an Attorney that has been handling Legal Name Change Matters for over 20 years in New York City  and Long Island. Contact him at 212 962-5363. Email:  NameChangeLawyer@gmail.com.    Visit his website at http://www.ny-legal-name-change-lawyer.com/