What is a deed pole in Jamaica?

Question

What is a deed pole in Jamaica?

Answer 1

Name change. Basically it is legally changing your name to one other than what is on your birth certificate.

Answer 2

Yeah, as stingjam said, it's basically a name change

A Deed Poll allows one to use a different spelling of his or her name that was given at the time of registration or abandon and assume a completely different name. Deed Polls provide legal documentary evidence so that every one that you have dealings with changes their records with out questioning.

If you're in Jamaica, you register a deed poll at the Registrar' General Department (RGD).

Before you register the Deed Poll, you must ensure that it has the following:

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      The party’s name before Deed Poll

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      The party’s name after Deed Poll

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      Certified copies of (Birth, Marriage, Decree Absolute, adoption, naturalization certificate) depending upon the case

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      Date of Execution are attached to the Deed Poll

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      Signatures of parties (Person requesting the name change and the Justice of the Peace/Notary Public)

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      Seal of Signatory (Justice of the Peace, Notary Public)

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      A Stamp Duty which was paid within 14 days (8 days for Deed Polls) of execution date.  Documents that are not stamped within the prescribed period will attract a penalty.(Stamp duty charge is  $500 and the penalty on late stamp is calculated at 5% per annum + $10.)