Rivka,
You could well be right. I was under the impression that the common law right to change one's name applied to all states, but I couldn't swear to this. Perhaps certain states have restrictions and qualifications to this.
Nqoire,
You might want to do some research on the web to see what kinds of restrictions different states have. However, if this is for a L&C fanfic, you could probably give New Troy whatever law facilitates your story line, as long as it is reasonable. BTW, I agree with Rivka, you do have a pretty avatar!
- Vicki
