Quote Originally Posted by English Rose View Post
Although legally you can call yourself whatever you want, there are problems with official bodies such as banks. When I changed my name I prepared a Deed of Naming myself with the proper legal wording, but the bank would only accept one with a solicitor's stamp on it - even though they'd known me for a long time and knew I was me, whatever I called myself!
OK it may have been easier for you to accept what (the uniformed individual) in the bank wanted, but there is NO LAW which says you need anything, Deed Poll, Gustatory declaration, official stamp etc, even through maybe a lawyer, who wants to earn some money might say you do.

Had you written to say the bank's CEO the 'problem' would have disappeared.

I had an argument with the British Consul in Manila when we got married (I had changed my name by Common Law 20 year before). I called the FCO in UK, he got a flea in ear and stopped displaying hos ignorance of the UK law,..

When I changed my name the only 'problem' I had was with Visa, but a 'suitable' letter to them put that right and quite soon everything I had (except birth Cert which cannot be changed)everything in my new name, including passport, D/L, medical records and my police warrant card.