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Chapter 20. Name Change
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1.
Coverage ............................................................................................20-3
2.
Rules on Processing Name Changes..................................................20-3
3.
Use of the Standard Form 52 .............................................................20-4
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Nature of Action and Legal Authority...............................................20-4
Job Aids
Instructions for Processing Personnel Actions on
Name Changes ...................................................................................20-5
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Chapter 20. Name Change
1. Coverage.
This chapter explains when and how
to change the name documented on an
employee’s personnel records. More
information on how an employee’s name
may be recorded on personnel records is
found in Chapter 3 of this Guide.
Do not use this chapter to correct
previous personnel actions that contain
errors in the employee’s name. Follow
the instructions in Chapter 32 of this
Guide to correct those actions.
2. Rules on Processing Name
Changes.
a. Mandatory changes.
The
employing agency must accept and
process an employee’s request for change
in name when:
·
the change results from marriage; or
·
court action, such as a divorce or legal
name change.
b. Optional Changes. The agency is
under no obligation to process a name
change that does not result from marriage
or other court action. It may accept and
process such a request only when the
following conditions are met:
·
the laws of the employee’s state of
residence do not expressly provide
that
name
changes
can
be
accomplished only by court action;
·
the agency has no reason to believe
that the name change is being made by
the employee with the intention of
fraud or deceit; and
·
the employee expects to continue to
use the new name on all employment
and e