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You first have to file a name change petition (Petition must be notarized) to your local county court clerk's office. You must have your Original Marriage Certificate as well as have been a resident of the State of Texas for at least 6 months.
Get StartedThis Petition is used to request a legal name change in the state of Texas if you are not recently married or divorced. See the Free Legal Help section for information on
Contact the office of the clerk of the state court in the county in which you wish to file for emancipation.
well first, we got Texas! they were a slave state at first but then we aded another state to even out the country
WHAT IS THE FIRST STEP IN GETTING EMANCIPATED IN THE STATE OF INDIANA
In Texas, you have to be at least 16-years-old in order to petition the court for emancipation. http://www.bostoncoop.net/lcd/emancipation/texas.html
Texas 28th State December 29, 1845
Single fathers have no assumed rights in any state. They have to petition the courts for them. see links below
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