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Singer Fergie Officially Changes Her Name......

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She's the F to the E, R, G, the I, the E.

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Fergie has officially changed her name: The singer born Stacy Ann Ferguson is now Fergie Duhamel.

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The Grammy winner's representative confirmed the name change.

The 38-year-old singer is married to 40-year-old actor Josh Duhamel (du-MEHL'). She is pregnant with their first child.....snip~

Singer Fergie officially changes her name




Not that this is any breaking news.....I always thought she did change her name to Fergie.
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38 and she isn't looking bad at all.
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It's funny because although you can change your name, the government will always refer to you by the name on your birth certificate. The name change is superficial only. You aren't really allowed to change your identity completely in this part of the world.
 

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It's funny because although you can change your name, the government will always refer to you by the name on your birth certificate. The name change is superficial only. You aren't really allowed to change your identity completely in this part of the world.

Interesting. Didn't know that. I thought that once you changed it, everything was to be changed along with it. I know when I got married, I had to change my social security card, driver's license, etc.
 

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Interesting. Didn't know that. I thought that once you changed it, everything was to be changed along with it. I know when I got married, I had to change my social security card, driver's license, etc.

Unless you are restoring to your maiden name as a result of divorce, my state re-issues your birth certificate with the new name on it. In other words,, If I was born Fisher Fishington and legally changed my name to Beef Wellington, I would get a new birth certificate saying I am Beef Wellington.
 

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Unless you are restoring to your maiden name as a result of divorce, my state re-issues your birth certificate with the new name on it. In other words,, If I was born Fisher Fishington and legally changed my name to Beef Wellington, I would get a new birth certificate saying I am Beef Wellington.

:shock:.....I hope that wasn't an ad? :lamo
 

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:shock:.....I hope that wasn't an ad? :lamo

I would never change my real name to my stage name. The gays would never leave me alone :shock:
 

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It's funny because although you can change your name, the government will always refer to you by the name on your birth certificate. The name change is superficial only. You aren't really allowed to change your identity completely in this part of the world.

What?

Hmm...my kid's birth certificates were officially amended with their new names. But of course, I didn't change their first names - only the last. Maybe that makes a difference.
 

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It's funny because although you can change your name, the government will always refer to you by the name on your birth certificate. The name change is superficial only. You aren't really allowed to change your identity completely in this part of the world.

That is not so if you go through the proper legal channels. If you just start using another name, then yes.
 

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Well she will be a Mom now.....so we will have to see what she and her OM name the kid. Not bad for a 38 year old tho.

 

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Bah. Let's go old school:

 

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That is not so if you go through the proper legal channels. If you just start using another name, then yes.

You'll get a name change certificate which permits you to use your new name on all your ID, but any time you have to deal with the Federal government (like with social insurance), they will refer to you original name.

If you apply for a passport, you have to give your name at birth, not your new name.

The government retains your original name.
 

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You'll get a name change certificate which permits you to use your new name on all your ID, but any time you have to deal with the Federal government (like with social insurance), they will refer to you original name.

If you apply for a passport, you have to give your name at birth, not your new name.

The government retains your original name.

Well, what can I say? That's simply untrue.
 
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