Can You Seal the Record of a Name Change for a Minor
My question involves name change laws in the State of Maryland
Hi,
I am about file a motion to shield and a motion to seal in hopes that a judge will grant either one of my request.
I changed my 7 year olds name to my last name as I just got married. My kids name is listed on the online case search and is all over the record. I am requesting that her name be removed from the record and she is 7 years old.
I have written about 2 pages of arguments but I think they are all pretty weak... as I know I am going to have problems with this considering it had to be published in the paper.
I attempted this once before and it was denied. I think having my name removed from case search is going to be very hard but I really want my kids name off case search. She doesn't need that stigma or issues for your parent getting married to someone else and the kid changing their name.
Can anyone provide any great surefire arguments or reasons to shield or seal a minor child's name? Hopefully some of the legal reasons to shield or seal would be correct in my situation.
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She doesn't need that stigma or issues for your parent getting married to someone else and the kid changing their name.
There is no stigma to that. It's all in your head.
And that's why you got denied last time and will likely get denied this time.
You might have better luck if you hired a lawyer to do this for you although I doubt that a lawyer could come up with any compelling reasons for a court to allow it.
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There is no stigma to that. It's all in your head.
And that's why you got denied last time and will likely get denied this time.
You might have better luck if you hired a lawyer to do this for you although I doubt that a lawyer could come up with any compelling reasons for a court to allow it.
I called the clerk and they stated they denied the order for my name but its their mistake for not removing my childs name. They are going to do it in the morning.
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I called the clerk and they stated they denied the order for my name but its their mistake for not removing my childs name. They are going to do it in the morning.
Why do you think there's a stigma for a child's parent getting remarried? There is no stigma on that not in this day and age. Your kid is 7 - I'm sure he or she has known mommy and daddy aren't together for quite some time.
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I called the clerk and they stated they denied the order for my name but its their mistake for not removing my childs name. They are going to do it in the morning.
That would appear consistent with the fact that this is a public record, and with the common practice in courts not to put certain family law cases or certain records pertaining to minors on their websites.