QUESTION
How do I change a name or use an alias.
Asked on Nov 10th, 2016 on General Practice - New Jersey
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I recently read an article were somebody name Jose change their name to Joe on a resume and started receiving many responses as a result. Would I be able to use Joseph for Jose in my professional life? Would I need to change my name to do this or do I have to register an alias? How would I go about the process.
1 ANSWER
As a general rule, you can use any name you want as long as you don't use it as a means of defrauding people. There is generally no need to endure any formal procedure. Thus, for example, you can't fill out a loan application using the name Joseph in order to conceal the fact that Jose has defaulted on 3 loans. But that doesn't mean that you can't use the name "Tony" instead of "Anthony", or "Joseph" instead of "Jose".
Answered on Nov 10th, 2016 at 12:28 PM