What was your name at birth and have you ever changed your name?
If the person now has a different name than at birth, then you have to ask more questions about why the change occurred. If the person chose to change his or her name, then you need to learn why this occurred, when it occurred, and most importantly, where it was done if you need to confirm the legal name change. You may also have to search for legal name changes in a variety of jurisdictions. It is not uncommon for a person to change his name legally in one jurisdiction while living in another.
In many common-law countries you may, theoretically, change your name without legal intervention if you do so for no improper purpose and the name is yours permanently after seven years. However, the bureaucracies in charge of identifying documents don’t exactly make this easy for obvious reasons.
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