Maryland state law requires that you post a notice of your name change petition in a local newspaper. Once this is done, you should provide the newspaper with a Certificate of Publication of Notice of Name Change Petition to verify that the publication was completed.

Use this form to:

• Verify that you have publicly disclosed that you are changing your name.
• Detail where and on what dates the publication was made.
• Comply with Maryland state disclosure requirements.

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