My question involves civil rights in the State of: FL
Hi, I'm looking for some information about common law name changes.
As an example, my name is "John James Doe-Smith". I used to use "John Smith" (for shorthand), even as my signature. Now that I'm older, I prefer "John Jason Doe" instead (different middle name, dropped second last name), with the signature of "John Doe".
I feel that aspects like SSI, ID, insurance, and work would force me to change my name via court system. But doesn't common law allow for usage name changes?
Would it be okay to just start using the name I chose from now on? How could I help lessen the repercussions? Is it possible to adapt my ID's to those names without court procedures (even if it takes long) after a certain time period of using the name?

