Post #1720560
2026-03-18 12:48 UTC
https://www.mass.gov/info-details/massachusetts-law-about-name-changes#:~:text=Public%20notice%20of%20the%20petition%20to%20change%20your,2025%20are%20not%20impounded.%20%28Effective%20November%2025%2C%202025%29
"MGL c. 210, § 13 Notice and certificate; decree; entry; conditions precedent
Public notice of the petition to change your name is no longer required and all documents filed after November 25, 2025 in connection with a name change petition will now be impounded. Name change petitions filed prior to November 25, 2025 are not impounded. (Effective November 25, 2025)"
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@trisweb@m.trisweb.com 2026-03-18 12:56
@siderea fascinating. Basically the reasoning and process is totally private? Is this a good thing?