[WSBAPT] name change in Washington

[Krista MacLaren]

Hi Wendy,

This is an interesting question.  My first thought is that wouldn’t a person want the paper trail of their original birth certificate combined with the order that shows their birth name and their changed name?  I would just advise them to keep a copy of the order with their birth certificate and view them as a set.  If you change a name for someone in WA, do you have them change their birth certificate also?  I have done a handful of name changes, but never advised them to change their birth certificate - though I confess it never crossed my mind, because I thought of a birth certificate as a document that represents the reality at the time of birth.  To apply for a passport, for example, I would expect the original birth certificate plus the court order would be sufficient.  I am curious if others think differently.

Krista J. MacLaren
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> On Aug 2, 2018, at 10:41 AM, Goffe, Wendy S. <wendy.goffe at stoel.com> wrote:
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> Has anyone done a name change in Washington for someone with an out of state birth certificate?  I am interested in any advice you might have as to changing the out of state birth certificate or whether it needs to be changed.
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