Name Change

I have been using my initials as my legal name for the past 30 years. My social security card has this name on it but my drivers license has my full name including my maiden name on it. Recently when I visited a health clinic they proceeded to put my full name on my registration. I have not used this name in 30 yrs. My health insurance card also has only my initials and my last name. They refused to change it back to the way I have used at their clinic for the past 10 yrs. They said it was a new law and they had to use what was on my drivers license. Is this true? If so how do I go about legally changing my drivers license to match my social security card and all of my documents.

Hello...my daughter was born in Jordan and has a Jordanian birth certificate and passport....she recently got a US passport and now i would like to change her name....is this possible? or will i be asked to change the name on her birth certificate in jordan first????

When we went overseas, my stepdad told us to use his last name, which was not the name I was born with. This is on my marriage license, and all of my I.D. thru the years. My question is I am filing for a legal name change so I can get my driver's ID. But I don't understand what name am I suppose to be assuming. When I married, I went from my maiden name to my husband's last name. I am confused.

My son is 14 years old and is a second generation, named after his father. In the past year my son has decided that he has wanted to severe all ties with his father. He has refused to visit, speak on the phone, or make any contact with him due to his excessive verbal abuse and past physical abuse. In addition to this, my son is begging me to help him change his name. He feels his name gives him a negative association. His father is a 5 time convicted felon with a documented drug habit. He has been convicted of falsifying his identity and forgery/fraud. I also know that he has attempted or has future plans to use my sons information in an unauthorized way. A few months ago the registar at my son's school notified me that his father had come there and asked for a copy of his social security card, and since he is listed on the birth certificate she gave it to him. My question is, is it possible for me to file for a name change for my son. I know his father will not consent, however, I am wondering if there is a way to file without his signature and at the hearing give the judge all of this information and allow him/her to decided whether to grant the name change or not. Or it is simply not going to happen without his fathers consent. If it is matters, he is currently paying child support however he is 6 years behind. I am even willing to sign a waiver and stop all support because my son does not want to have anything to do with him.

I am a resident of Colorado, and was born in Illinois. My Illinois birth certificate states my name as 'PATRICK THOMAS DOLAN JR.' (all capitals). My father having died, I called the Colorado Driver's License office to have the 'JR.' which I haven't used in business for years, dropped. They adamantly argue that this cannot be done without a legal name change. I am concerned that this may cause problems in the future. My question, then, is, is it legally necessary for me to petition for a legal name change in order to remove this now-inappropriate (because of my father's death) social title (JR.) from my name? Thanks in advance for your advice.