Georgia General Assembly
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19-12-3.
(a) At any time after the entry of the final order of
change of name, upon the request of the petitioner requesting the change of
name, the clerk of the court granting the same shall issue to the petitioner a
certificate of change of name, under the seal of the court, upon payment to the
clerk of the fee provided in paragraph (4) of subsection (g) of Code Section
15-6-77. The certificate shall be received as evidence of the facts contained in
the certificate.
(b) The certificate of change of
name shall be in substantially the following form:
This is to certify that _______________________ (name
of petitioner) has obtained final order of change of name in the Superior Court
of __________ County, Georgia, on the ______ day of ______________, ____, as
shown by the records of the court.
The name (or names)
of _______________________ (full name prior to entry of the final order of
change of name) has (or have) been changed to _______________________ (full name
after entry of the final order of change of name).
Given under the hand and seal of said court, this the
______ day of ______________, ____.
(Seal of
court)
_______________
Clerk