Though your parents probably meant your name to last a lifetime, remember that the hopes and dreams they cherished when they chose it may not match yours. If your name no longer seems to【B1】______you, dont despair; you arent【B2】______with the label. Screen stars【B3】______tailor their names, and with some determination, you can, too. Legal rules are more【B4】______in this matter than you might expect. How many newlyweds,【B5】______, are aware that no law requires a woman to【B6】______her husbands name? Not only that, but in most states parents can give their children any name they wish,【B7】______its not that of either parent. Jane Fonda and Tom Hayden, for example, named their son Tony Garrity. If you do wish to【B8】______a new name, you dont need an attorney to make the switch official.【B9】______common law, all thats necessary is to start using the name of your choice. Remember,【B10】______, that you must use it everywhere—even【B11】______your mother—for it to become your【B12】______name. You must also change all your identification papers and【B13】______. Your Social Security number will remain the same; just fill【B14】______form. SS-5 at your local Social Security office, and theyll【B15】______the Internal Revenue Service. Be sure to practice your new signature until you write it naturally and【B16】______. Getting friends to call you Leah instead of Lola may be harder than any paperwork【B17】______, but youll probably encounter official resistance, too. Be assured that no law should【B18】______you from using whatever name youve established for any transaction,【B19】______its not for purposes of fraud, unfair competition, or to otherwise【B20】______any illegal activity. 【B1】