The Law Offices of Vallejos & Morales, P.C. welcomes you to its website. Our website has been designed to help potential and current clients understand the areas of law in which we practice. Moreover, it can be used as a useful guide to simplify the legal process in your particular situation. Our office is dedicated to answering all of your questions, addressing your concerns, legal advisor services, discussing with you the various options available to you, and achieving the very best possible result the law allows.

We provide personal attention to you without delegation to an associate or colleague so that we become knowledgeable about your particular circumstances. We further work hard to ensure you receive value, which is the best guarantee of your continued patronage.

We have two office locations to better serve our clients in Legal services in New Jersey, USA.

Achievements

	December 2006
	The Law Offices of Vallejos & Morales, P.C. incorporates with the State of New Jersey.

	March 2007
	Vallejos & Morales, P.C. opens its first office in Hoboken, New Jersey. Andrew B. Vallejos, a former Prosecutor with the City of Newark, joins Peter J. Morales, a former Associate with the Law Firm of Nemergut & Duff and former Law Clerk to the Honorable Jamie D. Happas, J.S.C. to form the firm. Both attorneys are graduates from Rutgers University, School of Law - Camden. The firm's primary areas of practice are Divorce (Family Law), Worker's Compensation, Personal Injury, Real Estate and Immigration.

	August 2007
	The firm expands its areas of practice to include Bankruptcy, Social Security Disability, Discrimination, Expungements, Adoptions, Business Formation, Name Changes, Wills and Estates.

	January 2010
	Law Offices of Vallejos & Morales, P.C. opens an office in Hightstown, New Jersey catering to its South Jersey clients. The office location is 200 Mercer Street, Suite D, Highstown, New Jersey 08520 (609) 371-3600.

	February 2010
	Law Offices of Vallejos & Morales, P.C. opens another office in Elizabeth, New Jersey (Union County). The office location is 1139 East Jersey Street, Suite 208, Elizabeth, New Jersey 07201 (908) 351-8700.

	March 2010
	Andrew B. Vallejos, Esq. returns as part-time Municipal Court Prosecutor with the City of Newark.

NAME CHANGES

N.J.S.A. 2A:52-1 et seq. governs actions for changes of name in the State of New Jersey. Pursuant to the statute, "any person may institute an action in Superior Court, for authority to assume another name."

In order to change one’s name, a Judgment authorizing a name change must be obtained from the Superior Court. To obtain a Judgment (like any other Judgment), a Complaint must be filed. The Court is then permitted to enter a Judgment authorizing a name change provided the action is not being instituted for purposes of avoiding or obstructing criminal prosecution or for avoiding creditors or perpetrating a criminal or civil fraud.

Procedurally, obtaining a Judgment for a Name Change can be overwhelming. Upon the filing of the Complaint, the Court typically schedules a hearing not less than 30 days from the date of the Order. At least two weeks prior to the hearing, a legal notice of the application for a name change must be published in a newspaper of general circulation in the county where plaintiff resides.

On the date fixed for a hearing, if the court is satisfied from the papers filed, with or without oral testimony, that there is no reasonable objection to the assumption of another name by the Plaintiff, the Court shall by its judgment authorize plaintiff to assume such other name from and after the time fixed therein, which shall not be less than 30 days form the entry thereof. Although upon obtaining the Judgment it may seem that the process is now complete, procedurally you are still a few steps away from completing the name change.

Within 20 days after the entry of judgment, a copy of the Judgment for Name Change (social security numbers redacted) must be published again in a newspaper of general circulation in the county of plaintiff’s residence. And within 45 days after entry of judgment, the unredacted judgment and affidavit of publication of the judgment must be filed with the deputy clerk of the Superior Court in the county of venue and a certified copy of the unredacted judgment shall be filed with the appropriate office within the Department of Treasury.

Our office represents individuals seeking name changes for a relatively inexpensive flat fee with payment plans available. Please feel free to contact us at the following number:

Elizabeth office now :- (908) 351-8700
Hightstown office :- (609) 371-3600

Vallejos & Morales P.C.

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NAME CHANGES