{"id":5952,"date":"2025-06-12T06:47:47","date_gmt":"2025-06-12T06:47:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/testing.sltdigitalweb.lk\/supremecourt\/beta3\/?page_id=5952"},"modified":"2025-07-29T09:26:44","modified_gmt":"2025-07-29T09:26:44","slug":"guidelines-for-name-change-requests","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/testing.sltdigitalweb.lk\/supremecourt\/beta3\/guidelines-for-name-change-requests\/","title":{"rendered":"GUIDELINES FOR NAME CHANGE REQUESTS"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"5952\" class=\"elementor elementor-5952\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f3dbbe7 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent \" data-id=\"f3dbbe7\" data-element_type=\"container\">\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\r\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e5e94e7 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"e5e94e7\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-22f34e6 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"22f34e6\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Attorneys-at-Law requesting an official name change on record must submit the following documents to the Registrar of the Supreme Court for verification and approval.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-22ddffc elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"22ddffc\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c530ede e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent \" data-id=\"c530ede\" data-element_type=\"container\">\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\r\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d4873e0 elementor-widget elementor-widget-pxl_heading\" data-id=\"d4873e0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"pxl_heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\n<div id=\"pxl-pxl_heading-d4873e0-1642\" class=\"pxl-heading px-sub-title-default-style \">\n\t<div class=\"pxl-heading--inner\">\n\t\t\n\t\t<h3 class=\"pxl-item--title style-default highlight-default \" data-wow-delay=\"ms\">\n\n\t\t\t<span class=\"pxl-heading--text ct-heading--text\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tRequired <cite>Documents<\/cite>\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\n\t\t\t<\/span>\n\n\t\t<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-227d319 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent \" data-id=\"227d319\" data-element_type=\"container\">\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\r\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-aebd056 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"aebd056\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h5>1.\u00a0\u00a0 <strong>Formal Request Letter<\/strong><\/h5>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5bb41d0 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent \" data-id=\"5bb41d0\" data-element_type=\"container\">\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\r\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d70895f elementor-widget__width-auto elementor-widget elementor-widget-pxl_link\" data-id=\"d70895f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"pxl_link.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"pxl-link-wrap\">\r\n    <h3 class=\"pxl-widget-title pxl-empty\"><\/h3>\r\n            <ul id=\"pxl-link-pxl_link-d70895f-1656\" class=\"pxl-link pxl-link-l1 style-default type-vertical\">\r\n                                <li class=\"pxl-item--link  \">\r\n                        <a class=\"\" >\r\n                                                            <span class=\"pxl-link--icon bg-normal\">\r\n                                    <i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fal fa-arrow-right\"><\/i>                                <\/span>\r\n                                                        <span class=\"pxl-link--text\">Addressed to the Registrar of the Supreme Court.<\/span>\r\n                        <\/a>\r\n                    <\/li>\r\n                                <li class=\"pxl-item--link  \">\r\n                        <a class=\"\" >\r\n                                                            <span class=\"pxl-link--icon bg-normal\">\r\n                                    <i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fal fa-arrow-right\"><\/i>                                <\/span>\r\n                                                        <span class=\"pxl-link--text\">Clearly state the purpose for which the Letter of Good Standing is required (e.g., foreign bar registration, employment, academic application, etc.).<\/span>\r\n                        <\/a>\r\n                    <\/li>\r\n                                <li class=\"pxl-item--link  \">\r\n                        <a class=\"\" >\r\n                                                            <span class=\"pxl-link--icon bg-normal\">\r\n                                    <i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fal fa-arrow-right\"><\/i>                                <\/span>\r\n                                                        <span class=\"pxl-link--text\">The request must also include:  (\n\nFull Name of the Attorney-at-Law\n\/\nEnrolment Number\n\/\nDate of Taking Oath as an Attorney-at-Law )\n<\/span>\r\n                        <\/a>\r\n                    <\/li>\r\n                    <\/ul>\r\n    <\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0c53cea e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent \" data-id=\"0c53cea\" data-element_type=\"container\">\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\r\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-15de632 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"15de632\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e72de7f elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"e72de7f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h5>2. Affidavit<\/h5>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-016a9fe elementor-widget__width-auto elementor-widget elementor-widget-pxl_link\" data-id=\"016a9fe\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"pxl_link.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"pxl-link-wrap\">\r\n    <h3 class=\"pxl-widget-title pxl-empty\"><\/h3>\r\n            <ul id=\"pxl-link-pxl_link-016a9fe-4295\" class=\"pxl-link pxl-link-l1 style-default type-vertical\">\r\n                                <li class=\"pxl-item--link  \">\r\n                        <a class=\"\" >\r\n                                                            <span class=\"pxl-link--icon bg-normal\">\r\n                                    <i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fal fa-arrow-right\"><\/i>                                <\/span>\r\n                                                        <span class=\"pxl-link--text\">A sworn affidavit affirming the name change.<\/span>\r\n                        <\/a>\r\n                    <\/li>\r\n                                <li class=\"pxl-item--link  \">\r\n                        <a class=\"\" >\r\n                                                            <span class=\"pxl-link--icon bg-normal\">\r\n                                    <i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fal fa-arrow-right\"><\/i>                                <\/span>\r\n                                                        <span class=\"pxl-link--text\">The affidavit format is available for download  <a style=\"padding-left: 50px;color: white !important;cursor: pointer; background-color:#d1a66b ;padding-right:50px; margin-left:50px;border-radius:10px\" href='https:\/\/testing.sltdigitalweb.lk\/supremecourt\/beta3\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Name-Change-Request-Letter.docx'> Download here <\/a><\/span>\r\n                        <\/a>\r\n                    <\/li>\r\n                                <li class=\"pxl-item--link  \">\r\n                        <a class=\"\" >\r\n                                                            <span class=\"pxl-link--icon bg-normal\">\r\n                                    <i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fal fa-arrow-right\"><\/i>                                <\/span>\r\n                                                        <span class=\"pxl-link--text\">The affidavit must be notarized.<\/span>\r\n                        <\/a>\r\n                    <\/li>\r\n                    <\/ul>\r\n    <\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5a2faf1 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent \" data-id=\"5a2faf1\" data-element_type=\"container\">\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\r\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5e16b5a elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"5e16b5a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5b7664b elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"5b7664b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h5>3. Supporting Documents Based on the Type of Name Change:<\/h5>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7196e2e elementor-widget__width-auto elementor-widget elementor-widget-pxl_link\" data-id=\"7196e2e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"pxl_link.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"pxl-link-wrap\">\r\n    <h3 class=\"pxl-widget-title pxl-empty\"><\/h3>\r\n            <ul id=\"pxl-link-pxl_link-7196e2e-5865\" class=\"pxl-link pxl-link-l1 style-default type-vertical\">\r\n                                <li class=\"pxl-item--link  \">\r\n                        <a class=\"\" >\r\n                                                            <span class=\"pxl-link--icon bg-normal\">\r\n                                    <i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fal fa-arrow-right\"><\/i>                                <\/span>\r\n                                                        <span class=\"pxl-link--text\">If name change is due to amendment under Column 13 of the Birth Certificate<\/span>\r\n                        <\/a>\r\n                    <\/li>\r\n                    <\/ul>\r\n    <\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5dc64ce elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"5dc64ce\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul><li>Submit the amended original Birth Certificate with the change recorded under Column 13.<ul><li>Attach an official English translation certified by a sworn translator.<\/li><\/ul><\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-af86910 elementor-widget__width-auto elementor-widget elementor-widget-pxl_link\" data-id=\"af86910\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"pxl_link.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"pxl-link-wrap\">\r\n    <h3 class=\"pxl-widget-title pxl-empty\"><\/h3>\r\n            <ul id=\"pxl-link-pxl_link-af86910-1285\" class=\"pxl-link pxl-link-l1 style-default type-vertical\">\r\n                                <li class=\"pxl-item--link  \">\r\n                        <a class=\"\" >\r\n                                                            <span class=\"pxl-link--icon bg-normal\">\r\n                                    <i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fal fa-arrow-right\"><\/i>                                <\/span>\r\n                                                        <span class=\"pxl-link--text\">If name change is due to marriage:<\/span>\r\n                        <\/a>\r\n                    <\/li>\r\n                    <\/ul>\r\n    <\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ac4df8b elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"ac4df8b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul><li>Submit the original Marriage Certificate.<\/li><li>Attach an official English translation certified by a sworn translator.<\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2166c05 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent \" data-id=\"2166c05\" data-element_type=\"container\">\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\r\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f9a798f elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"f9a798f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f58c5c5 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"f58c5c5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h5>4. Copy of Certificate of Enrolment as an Attorney-at-Law<\/h5>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-62fd0a8 elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"62fd0a8\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ca12e3e elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"ca12e3e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>Submission Instructions:<\/strong><\/p><ul><li>All documents must be submitted physically to the Supreme Court Registry or scanned and emailed to: \ud83d\udce7 scurgentmatters@sltnet.lk<\/li><li>Please use the email subject line: Name Change Request \u2013 [Your Enrolment Number]<\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-266a311 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"266a311\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>Important Notes:<\/strong><\/p><ul><li><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\">Incomplete submissions or lack of supporting documents may cause processing delays.<\/span><\/li><li><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\">Name change updates will be officially recorded upon verification and approval by the Supreme Court<\/span><\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Attorneys-at-Law requesting an official name change on record must submit the following documents to the Registrar of the Supreme Court for verification and approval. Required Documents 1.\u00a0\u00a0 Formal Request Letter Addressed to the Registrar of the Supreme Court. 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