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S.C. Code Ann. § 15-49-10 Application for change of name
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(A) A person who has been a resident of the State of South Carolina for at least six months and who desires to change his name may petition, in writing, a family court judge in the appropriate circuit, setting forth the reason for the change, his age, his place of residence and b…
S.C. Code Ann. § 15-49-20 Petition requirements for name change; notification; costs
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(A) A person who petitions the court for a name change must attach to the petition or have provided directly to the court and made a part of the record: (1) the results of a fingerprint and criminal background check conducted by the State Law Enforcement Division; (2) a screening…
S.C. Code Ann. § 15-49-30 Filing fee
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The filing fee provided in Section 8-21-310(C)(1) applies with respect to an action for change of name.
S.C. Code Ann. § 15-49-40 Use of new name in legal proceedings; effect on pending proceedings
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The person so changing his name may thereafter sue and be sued, plead and be impleaded by his new name and no other. When an action shall be pending at the time of such change of name it shall not abate by the party's name being changed, but the record on motion shall be amended …