NameChangeLaw.com vs. RocketLawyer.com

When purchasing forms to change your name, it's critical that you purchase them for the state in which you are a resident.  Otherwise, your forms will be rejected by the court, and you will have wasted your money.

• Purchase your name change forms carefully! We have been publishing name change forms since 1998 and have enabled thousands of individuals to change their name easily and at a very low cost.

For example, www.rocketlawyer.com, a well-known provider of legal forms, promotes "Free Name Change Forms" as if they provide a complete set of forms. They promote these forms using this advertisement on Google:

Free Name Change Forms - No Credit Card

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However, what you'll discover is that the "free" form they provide is a "Name Change Affidavit".  In most jurisdictions (states) within the U.S., this form is not sufficient to legally change your name.

Moreover, when you register for this "free" form, you must sign up for a one-week Free Trial.  You are also asked for your credit card information -- even though the ad states "no credit card".  At the end of the one-week trial period, your credit card will be billed $17.95/month or $215.40/year, unless you cancel before the end of the trial period. This is a high price to pay for a form that won't actually enable you to change your name.

Compare the value when you purchase from NameChangeLaw:

Our state-specific forms include:

• detailed filing instructions;
• a Last Will & Testament, Power of Attorney, and Living Will/Health Care Power of Attorney - FREE with purchase;
• A checklist of agencies and financial institutions that need to be notified when you change your name;
• Our Guarantee of Validity - all of our forms are attorney drafted.
• Technical support and assistance every step of the way via our online support portal

We Guarantee Our Forms:   We offer a 100% Guarantee - if you can't use our forms, tell us within thee (3) days of the date of purchase, and we'll refund your money.

IMPORTANT NOTE!  The legal documents offered from our sites are intended to be prepared and filed in the near future, within thirty (30) days. Changes in laws and document guidelines can make older documents obsolete or unacceptable for courts. These types of changes can be adopted by courts at any time. As such, your purchased documents must be filed within thirty (30) days from the date of purchase. If for any reason your purchased forms are rejected and you did not file your documents within this time frame, there will be no refunds.

For our Document Preparation Service:

You may request a 100% refund, less a $15.00 administrative fee, after you submit your Questionnaire, but before we deliver back to you your documents. After we deliver your documents back to you there is no refund, unless your documents are rejected by a court.

We cannot control the outcome of your case. If your name change becomes contested and/or complicated for any reason, the pleadings we prepare for you MAY not work. We will not grant you a refund under these circumstances.