48-25-101 Petition to circuit court or family court for change of name; contents thereof; notice of application
48-25-102 Objections to change of name
48-25-103 When court may or may not order change of name
48-25-104 Recordation of order changing name
48-25-105 When new name to be used
48-25-106 Unlawful change of name
48-25-107 Unlawful change of name by certain felons and registrants
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Terms Used In West Virginia Code > Chapter 48 > Article 25 - Change of Name

  • Affirmed: In the practice of the appellate courts, the decree or order is declared valid and will stand as rendered in the lower court.
  • Arrest: Taking physical custody of a person by lawful authority.
  • Conviction: A judgement of guilt against a criminal defendant.
  • Deed: The legal instrument used to transfer title in real property from one person to another.
  • Jurisdiction: (1) The legal authority of a court to hear and decide a case. Concurrent jurisdiction exists when two courts have simultaneous responsibility for the same case. (2) The geographic area over which the court has authority to decide cases.
  • State: means a state of the United States, or the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico, the United States Virgin Islands, or any territory or insular possession subject to the jurisdiction of the United States. See West Virginia Code 48-14-601