Fact is, dude. You want to change your name. Your wife wants to change her name....
Here's the process:
- You need to petition the court.
- The court will give you instructions such as to publish a LEGAL NOTICE in the NEWSPAPER (your local paper, they will specify which one). Last I knew, it had to run for a certain period of time, I believe atleast once a week for 4 weeks.
- The court will ask for proof it was published. Expect to bring in the entire page of the newspaper editions it ran in.
- You will also pay for running the legal ad.
If someone protests the name change...guess what? More court dates.
I don't see why not just leave town and leave no forwarding address.....

