I just got married in October and I assumed I had a choice of which name I wanted to use- first or middle.. apparently I was wrong! I have been doing research now and to change a name in NC takes like 3+ months and involves newspapers, court houses, the sheriff's office, the state bureau of investigation, and the FBI. Is this really the process I have to take to use a given middle name that I have legally been using for 26 years? Elizabeth is on all my official paperwork right now- it's not like I've just decided to give myself a new name...
Any help would be greatly appreciated!