Comment on Australian journalist calls her baby ‘Methamphetamine Rules’ as a test of naming regulations

• LoafyLemon@kbin.social ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

  People might not take an applicant with such a name seriously, or think of them as unhinged for using such a name.

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  • Ilandar@aussie.zone ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

    Drysdale said she would not yet reveal what her baby’s new name is yet.

    It won’t be named that forever.

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• ultranaut@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

  I was thinking of situations where you’re required to use your legal name. I realize this is Australia and not the US so things probably work different than I expect.

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  • morry040@kbin.social ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

    As soon as you legally change your name, it becomes your legal name. The only places where you would need to state that original name might be on something like a passport / visa / or tax return.

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  • Ilandar@aussie.zone ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

    They are already planning to change the child’s name.

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