Sirwade Firsbey
in the United States it goes state by state. http://www.google.com/url?sa=t&source=web&cd=7&ved=0CDYQFjAG&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.saginawcounty.com%2FDocs%2FClerk%2Fcourt%2FName%2520Change.pdf&ei=2zHWUcmUFcTdyAGCt4GQAQ&usg=AFQjCNEOHE-M9R9L4Mhl_DWPONlYrnSYXw