{"id":2751,"date":"2023-06-13T00:00:20","date_gmt":"2023-06-13T05:00:20","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.ishygddt.xyz\/~blog\/?p=2751"},"modified":"2024-03-14T08:12:06","modified_gmt":"2024-03-14T13:12:06","slug":"alabama-name-change","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.ishygddt.xyz\/~blog\/2023\/06\/alabama-name-change","title":{"rendered":"\u201cNo Reason\u201d name change in Alabama"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Note: I am not a lawyer; I am a <em>nerd with a blog<\/em>. This information could be out of date, inapplicable to your nuance\u0300d situation, or I could have even got some of it wrong. I won\u2019t mock you by suggesting you hire a lawyer (if you were a zillionare you wouldn\u2019t have Googled this), but be sure to check any \u201cfacts\u201d I claim <em>before<\/em> acting on them, double-check them before spending any <em>money<\/em> acting on them, and triple-check them before submitting <em>potentially binding legal documents<\/em> based on them.<\/p>\n<h2>Overview:<\/h2>\n<p>To change your name on your driver\u2019s license in Alabama without any extenuating circumstances (not getting married, no native tribal government OKing the change, etc.) will cost <strong>about <span class=\"currency\" data-unit=\"United States Dollar\" data-value=\"2\" data-as-of=\"2023-06-15\">$90<\/span><\/strong> in Madison County, including materials; not including whatever you value your own time at; not including replacement certificates for various personal achievements.<\/p>\n<p>In Alabama, you must do things in exactly this order:<\/p>\n<h3>1. Get the Court Order<\/h3>\n<p>(Expect to spend about ~<span class=\"currency\" data-unit=\"United States Dollar\" data-value=\"2\" data-as-of=\"2023-06-15\">$2.00<\/span> on postage and printing in total, or up to ~<span class=\"currency\" data-unit=\"United States Dollar\" data-value=\"2\" data-as-of=\"2024-03-13\">$5.00<\/span> if you live outside of Madison County.)<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/eforms.alacourt.gov\/search\/?q=PS-12\">A court order for name change<\/a> costs about ~<span class=\"currency\" data-unit=\"United States Dollar\" data-value=\"37\" data-as-of=\"2023-06-15\">$37.00<\/span>, depending on your county of residence.<\/p>\n<p>Note that <strong>the court (no matter which county) will <em>permanently<\/em> confiscate the official copy of your birth certificate you submit with the request.<\/strong> If you don't <em>already<\/em> have a spare copy of your birth certificate, it\u2019s wisest to get one of those <em>first<\/em>, to avoid being stuck standing around without one.<\/p>\n<p>Also note that the court may impose <strong>additional requirements or fees.<\/strong> Call <a href=\"https:\/\/www.sos.alabama.gov\/city-county-lookup\/probate-judges\">your probate court<\/a> to verify these details.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>For Example: Madison County uses a custom form <a href=\"https:\/\/www.madisoncountyal.gov\/departments\/probate-judge\/areas-of-service\/name-changes\">available on its website<\/a>, rather than the state-wide standard PS\u201212 name change request form. They have no other special requirements. They publish the entire cost clearly on their website.<\/li>\n<li>For Example: Morgan County <a href=\"http:\/\/www.morgancountyprobate.com\/media\/79357\/name-change-requirements-2020.pdf\">requires<\/a> <em>you<\/em> to get an ALEA fingerprint background check (~<span class=\"currency\" data-unit=\"United States Dollar\" data-value=\"25.68\" data-as-of=\"2024-03-13\">$25.68<\/span>) <em>and<\/em> an FBI fingerprint background check (~<span class=\"currency\" data-unit=\"United States Dollar\" data-value=\"18.68\" data-as-of=\"2024-03-13\">$18.68<\/span>), which <em>you<\/em> must include with your name change request. The Decatur Police Department <a href=\"https:\/\/altgo.us\/pages\/morgan-county.html\">reportedly<\/a> offers fingerprinting for free, while the county sheriff\u2019s office will charge <span class=\"currency\" data-unit=\"United States Dollar\" data-value=\"20\" data-as-of=\"2024-03-13\">$40.00<\/span> for the 2 sets you\u2019ll need. Morgan County also imposes unclearly documented \u201cadditional recording costs\u201d, which <a href=\"http:\/\/www.morgancountyprobate.com\/media\/79473\/recording-costs-2023.pdf#page=3\">seem<\/a> to total about <span class=\"currency\" data-unit=\"United States Dollar\" data-value=\"9\" data-as-of=\"2024-03-13\">$9.00<\/span> if my math is right, and are seemingly not included in the <span class=\"currency\" data-unit=\"United States Dollar\" data-value=\"22\" data-as-of=\"2024-03-13\">$22.00<\/span> \u201cfiling fee\u201d.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>To save time, I mailed in the form; they accepted scanned copies of everything (except, obviously, the notarized application itself.) I guess I feel a bit weird now about not having made a duplicate of my original application form as a memento. I believe I gave \u201cPersonal, Professional Image, Religious\u201d as my reasons for requesting the name.<\/p>\n<p>When it was approved, they called me and gave me the option to pick up the orders in person or to receive them back by mail. Madison County provided me with 3 official copies at no further charge, and the clerk said I could request further official copies @<span class=\"currency\" data-unit=\"United States Dollar\" data-value=\"2\" data-as-of=\"2023-06-15\">$2.00<\/span>\/ea at any time if needed. Obviously, YMMV.<\/p>\n<h3>2. Amend your Birth Certificate (Optional)<\/h3>\n<p>Note that (depending on your definition of \u201cnecessity\u201d) this is NOT strictly necessary, and in fact is not allowed in some states! Where applicable, you can save around ~<span class=\"currency\" data-unit=\"United States Dollar\" data-value=\"5\" data-as-of=\"2023-06-15\">$5.00<\/span> to <span class=\"currency\" data-unit=\"United States Dollar\" data-value=\"10\" data-as-of=\"2023-06-15\">$10.00<\/span> by just getting a <strong>regular, non-amended duplicate<\/strong> to surrender te the courts instead.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.alabamapublichealth.gov\/vitalrecords\/assets\/hs33.pdf\">Amending the birth certificate<\/a> will cost about ~<span class=\"currency\" data-unit=\"United States Dollar\" data-value=\"20\" data-as-of=\"2023-06-15\">$20.00<\/span>, depending on your birth state. However, the requirements and pricing for this vary <em>significantly<\/em> depending on your birth state, especially if amending. Either use <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cdc.gov\/nchs\/w2w\/index.htm\">\u201cWhere to Write for Vital Records\u201d (cdc.gov)<\/a> to find yours, or just Google it.<\/p>\n<p><em>If amending, see \u201cCatch-22\u201d below for further complications.<\/em><\/p>\n<h3>3. Update your Social Security card<\/h3>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/faq.ssa.gov\/en-us\/Topic\/article\/KA-01981\">Updating your Social Security card<\/a> is <strong><span class=\"currency\" data-unit=\"United States Dollar\" data-value=\"0\" data-as-of=\"2023-06-15\">free<\/span><\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>Provided you\u2019re <em>not<\/em> changing your sex, you can <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ssa.gov\/number-card\/replace-card\/get-started\">fill out the information online beforehand<\/a> to make the physical appointment go <strong>a bit quicker<\/strong> and shorten your in-person wait. (Note that, per <a href=\"https:\/\/secure.ssa.gov\/poms.nsf\/lnx\/0110212200#b2:~:text=Request%20for%20non%2Dbinary%20change\">RM 10212.200B.2.i.b<\/a>, the <abbr title=\"Social Security Administration\">SSA<\/abbr> does <em>not<\/em> yet allow an \u201cX\u201d sex marker.)<\/p>\n<p>I did this in-person; I <em>think<\/em> you can mail in the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ssa.gov\/forms\/ss-5.pdf\">SS\u20125<\/a> instead, but I\u2019ve heard that that\u2019s a horrible option because you\u2019ll have to mail away an actual copy of your identity documents; scans aren\u2019t accepted. (If you go the mail-in route, <em>don\u2019t<\/em> fill out the online form; that\u2019s only a precursor for an in-person visit.)<\/p>\n<p>No matter whether you file this in-person or by mail, you will get your updated card in the mail.<\/p>\n<p>If you\u2019re in a hurry, ask for a \u201cSSNAP Printout\u201d (pronounced \u201csnap printout\u201d) at the end of your visit. I couldn\u2019t find clear policy about this, but at least as of my visit in June 2023, the Huntsville \/ Church Street <abbr title=\"department of motor vehicles\">DMV<\/abbr> <strong>accepts this as a substitute<\/strong> for an updated Social Security card. (They do NOT accept a \u201cconfirmation letter\u201d \u2014 it has to be the \u201cSSNAP Printout\u201d. I found this out the hard way\u2026)<\/p>\n<p>I only needed to present my current ID, and the court order for the change. I\u2019m not completely sure why they <em>didn\u2019t<\/em> require my birth certificate. Perhaps having a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.alea.gov\/dps\/driver-license\/star-id\">Star ID<\/a> matters?<\/p>\n<h3>4. Update your State ID card (\u201cDriver\u2019s License\u201d)<\/h3>\n<p><em>Technically, this step is optional; but, realistically, living without a state ID card is extremely unusual. If you use a federal ID card such as a Passport in lieu of a state ID card, obviously go follow the update procedure for that, instead; and if you don\u2019t have any government-issued photo ID, then you probably don\u2019t have anything further to do.<\/em><\/p>\n<p>You\u2019ll need to request a \u201cDuplicate\u201d ID card, which will be <strong><span class=\"currency\" data-unit=\"United States Dollar\" data-value=\"31.25\" data-as-of=\"2023-06-22\">$31.25<\/span><\/strong>.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>If you\u2019re &lt;180 days from expiry, add +<span class=\"currency\" data-unit=\"United States Dollar\" data-value=\"5\" data-as-of=\"2023-06-22\">$5.00<\/span> to the cost, for a \u201crenewal\u201d instead of a \u201cduplicate\u201d.<\/li>\n<li>If you\u2019re paying with debit\/credit, add +<span class=\"currency\" data-unit=\"United States Dollar\" data-value=\"1.25\" data-as-of=\"2023-06-22\">$1.25<\/span> to the cost.<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.alea.gov\/dps\/driver-license\/driver-license-forms#:~:text=If%20you%20have%20changed%20your%20name,duplicate%20license\">You are <em>not<\/em> allowed to<\/a> <em>use <\/em>the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.alea.gov\/news\/aleas-online-driver-license-renewal-useful-tool-state-works-limit-potential-exposure-covid-19\">online<\/a> or <a href=\"https:\/\/www.alea.gov\/sites\/default\/files\/dl-forms\/DuplicateLicenseRenewal.pdf\">mail-in<\/a> duplicate\/renewal options when changing your name.\n<ul>\n<li>You may, however, <a href=\"https:\/\/dlschedule.alea.gov\/qmaticwebbooking\/#\/\">make an appointment online<\/a>. They\u2019re usually booked out 2~4 weeks.\n<ul>\n<li>However, <strong>there are some <abbr title=\"department of motor vehicles\">DMV<\/abbr> offices not available on the appointment tool<\/strong>, such as <a href=\"https:\/\/www.madisoncountyal.gov\/departments\/license-department\/locations-hours#:~:text=MADISON%20TAXPAYER%20SERVICE%20BUILDING\">100 Plaza Boulevard in Madison<\/a>. These \u201csecret\u201d walk-in-only offices usually have extremely short waits, since the average person doesn\u2019t know they exist.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Specific to the Huntsville \/ Church Street office: When you arrive, there may be many people standing around in a line waiting. <strong>Walk past them<\/strong> and get a ticket from the clerk; <em>then<\/em> you can actually start waiting \u201cproductively\u201d! \ud83c\udfaa<\/p>\n<p>You\u2019ll need to bring your current ID, the court order, and your Social Security card. If you\u2019re too impatient to wait for the Social Security card with your new name on it to arrive, you can bring your old Social Security card <em>and also<\/em> the SSNAP Printout from step 4.<\/p>\n<p>Also, update your voter registration while you\u2019re in there! (The clerk will <em>probably<\/em> remind you of this.)<\/p>\n<h3>5. &#8230;and The Rest<\/h3>\n<p>With your court order plus updated photo ID in hand, you should now be \u201carmed\u201d to handle \u201cthe rest\u201d. Quick list of ideas to jog your memory:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Mortgage, Vehicle Title<\/li>\n<li>Bank (investment accounts? paypal or similar?)\n<ul>\n<li>Fidelity 401(k) refused to accept any account changes from me, and redirected me to my employer\u2019s Finance department<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li>Other Utilities (Phone, Internet, Electricity, Mailbox, Landlord)\n<ul>\n<li>Huntsville Utilities demands 2 forms of ID + 1 substantiating document if you attempt to file the change online or by-mail. <strong>However<\/strong>, if you just stop by their office in-person, they <em>only<\/em> require 1 form of ID, and no substantiating documentation. YMMV.<\/li>\n<li>USPS <em>per se<\/em> should be notified if you have residential mail service at all (even if you use a non-USPS mailbox as your primary mail service), so that they can properly deliver any mail which is slightly mis-addressed to your residential address and is in your new name.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li>Auto\/Home Insurance, Vehicle Registration (they may care to see the respective title deed\u2019s been updated)<\/li>\n<li>Health Insurance (lol)<\/li>\n<li>Doctor\/Dentist\/etc. (can likely just update these guys on an as-you-see-them basis; they may care to see any relevant insurance cards updated)<\/li>\n<li>School\/Employer (employment alternatives? LLC \/ self-employment paperwork?)\n<ul>\n<li>if working in anything government-related, you may be required to notify Security <em>before<\/em> you notify HR. Ask your manager what, if any, the policy on this is.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li>\u201cExtra\u201d IDs (passport? TWIC or TSA Pre?)\n<ul>\n<li>if working in contracting: customer IDs? system access agreements? <abbr title=\"Visitor Access Requests\">VARs<\/abbr>?<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li>Physical certificates (e.g. degrees?)<\/li>\n<li>Online certs?\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/help.comptia.org\/hc\/en-us\/articles\/14075048104596#:~:text=Legal%20Name%20Change\">CompTIA name change<\/a> requires a \u201cScore Report\u201d which you have to access from <a href=\"https:\/\/login.comptia.org\/#pearsonVueDashboard\">this portal<\/a> if you didn\u2019t keep the piece of paper after the test (or don\u2019t want to bother scanning it in).<br \/>\nTo access it, browse to CompTIA Login &gt; Manage Exams &gt; Manage Your Exams &gt; My Exams &gt; (right column) My account &gt; View Score Reports.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li>Professional societies?<\/li>\n<li>Paper cheques? Return address labels?<\/li>\n<li>Online service handles? (e-mail account \u201cFrom\u201d field? social media handles?)<\/li>\n<li>[Other things that come up?]<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>Catch-22<\/h3>\n<p>Between amending the birth certificate and getting the court order for name change, there\u2019s <strong>a bit of a pinch<\/strong>:<\/p>\n<ol type=\"a\">\n<li>If you attempt to amend the <abbr title=\"birth certificate\">BC<\/abbr> before getting the <abbr title=\"court order\">CO<\/abbr>, then (depending on your state of birth) you <a href=\"https:\/\/www.alabamapublichealth.gov\/vitalrecords\/birth-certificate-corrections.html\">might be denied<\/a> for lack of supporting documentation; this could cause annoyance, waste a lot of time and effort, and waste the application fee. There are 3 ways out of this:\n<ol>\n<li>Happen to have been born in a state like New Mexico, which seemingly <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nmhealth.org\/about\/erd\/bvrhs\/vrp\/gdc\">doesn\u2019t require<\/a> supporting \u201clegal documentation\u201d to amend a birth certificate, but rather allows \u201cat-will\u201d changes. (The name change process has been merged into the \u201cgender designation change\u201d form, which does not list any evidentiary requirements beyond the will of the person in question. It <em>might<\/em> be the case that name changes are <em>only<\/em> accepted in conjunction with a gender designation change, but I cannot confirm this. If it is the case, then you might be able to \u201ccheese\u201d the system a bit by burning your birth sex over to an \u201cX\u201d marker as a legal \u201clegitimation of\u201d (excuse for) the <abbr title=\"birth certificate\">BC<\/abbr> name change. I would be interested to hear specifics from people who\u2019ve tried this.)<\/li>\n<li>Choose not to amend the name on your birth certificate; only order an unamended duplicate of your existing one to give to the court.\n<ul>\n<li><strong>I went with this option.<\/strong> Personally, I\u2019d recommend it for general-purpose \u201cvanity\u201d name changes as an adult.<\/li>\n<li>If you go this route, you can optionally compress the timeline by sending off for the name change <em>and<\/em> duplicate\/replacement <abbr title=\"birth certificate\">BC<\/abbr> at the same time. (Be sure to copy all existing <abbr title=\"details\">deets<\/abbr> off\u00a0the <abbr title=\"birth certificate\">BC<\/abbr> for your own reference beforehand!)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li>Get the <abbr title=\"court order\">CO<\/abbr> before amending the <abbr title=\"birth certificate\">BC<\/abbr>.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/li>\n<li>If you aim to amend the <abbr title=\"birth certificate\">BC<\/abbr> <em>after <\/em>getting the <abbr title=\"court order\">CO<\/abbr>, you will be stuck with these 3 <em>painful<\/em> choices:\n<ol>\n<li>Simply let the court have your only official copy of your birth certificate.\n<ul>\n<li>Be <em>very<\/em> careful not to misplace your driver\u2019s license in the (potentially doubly-long) interim, if you go this route.<\/li>\n<li>Be <em>doubly<\/em> sure to copy the existing <abbr title=\"details\">deets<\/abbr> off it for your own reference before sending it off.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li>Happen to already posses a spare official copy of your birth certificate.<\/li>\n<li>Waste <span class=\"currency\" data-unit=\"United States Dollar\" data-value=\"10\" data-as-of=\"2023-06-15\">$10.00<\/span>~<span class=\"currency\" data-unit=\"United States Dollar\" data-value=\"15\" data-as-of=\"2023-06-15\">$15.00<\/span> ordering an <em>arguably unnecessary<\/em> spare official copy of your birth certificate, with your \u201cold\u201d name on it.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<h2>\u201cMuh Common Law?\u201d<\/h2>\n<p>Let\u2019s say that you don\u2019t want to get the court order. Maybe you\u2019re a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.urbandictionary.com\/define.php?term=Sovereign%20Citizen\">sovereign citizen<\/a> or currently entertaining their psychological impulse. Maybe you live in Madison County and want to avoid spending <span class=\"currency\" data-unit=\"United States Dollar\" data-value=\"37\" data-as-of=\"2023-06-15\">37 bucks<\/span>. Maybe you have some other reason. Whatever. Here\u2019s what I\u2019ve found so far:<\/p>\n<p>First: other states may be more flexible, but in Alabama, you <a href=\"https:\/\/www.alea.gov\/dps\/driver-license\/driver-license-forms#:~:text=For%20a%20name%20change,present&amp;text=proof%20that%20your%20name%20has%20been%20changed,%2E\">absolutely <em>cannot<\/em><\/a> get a new state ID (\u201cDriver\u2019s License\u201d) until you\u2019ve updated your name with the <abbr title=\"Social Security Administration\">SSA<\/abbr>. I know <a href=\"https:\/\/commonlaw.name\/alabama.html\">it has been claimed, well-cited, that Alabama allows common-law name changes<\/a>, but I don\u2019t believe the <abbr title=\"department of motor vehicles\">DMV<\/abbr> actually respects those court rulings. Or maybe there are other, later laws or rulings that overrode or overturned those cited rulings. Either way, the <abbr title=\"department of motor vehicles\">DMV<\/abbr>\u2019s policy of refusing to accept non-<abbr title=\"Social Security Administration\">SSA<\/abbr>-validated name changes is clearly stated and I\u2019ve never heard of exceptions being issued to it.<\/p>\n<p>Second: the <abbr title=\"Social Security Administration\">SSA<\/abbr> does not accept name changes without proof of the \u201cname change event\u201d<em> per se<\/em> (<a href=\"https:\/\/secure.ssa.gov\/poms.nsf\/lnx\/0110212010\">RM 10212.010<\/a>).<\/p>\n<p>Third: Per <a href=\"http:\/\/secure.ssa.gov\/poms.nsf\/lnx\/0110212165#h\">RM 10212.165H<\/a> (and, indirectly, RM 10212.010), <strong>the <abbr title=\"Social Security Administration\">SSA<\/abbr> does not currently consider even a common-law-amended state ID to be \u201cevidence\u201d of a \u201dname change event\u201d<\/strong>; it requires something to attest the <em>change<\/em>, and their hypothetical Annette Martin\u2019s amended (non-Alabamian) ID card doesn\u2019t <em>link<\/em> the old and new names together in any way. (It\u2019s unclear whether they would accept two ID cards from the same state issued with the same number but different names as evidence of the change; I couldn\u2019t find policy or anecdote either way on this point, but would be willing to bet it\u2019d not be accepted until or unless the policy\u2019s updated to allow that specifically.)<\/p>\n<p>Fourth: If you <em>are<\/em> able to amend your birth certificate at-will, and want to use it <em>in lieu of<\/em> a court order to bootstrap changes to your Social Security card and state ID card, the <abbr title=\"Social Security Administration\">SSA<\/abbr> has published <strong>inconsistent and unclear documentation<\/strong> on whether this\u2019d work. <a href=\"http:\/\/secure.ssa.gov\/poms.nsf\/lnx\/0110212001\">RM 10212.001<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ssa.gov\/personal-record\/change-name\">the online informational page<\/a> imply an amended birth certificate would work; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ssa.gov\/pubs\/EN-05-10513.pdf\">Publication No. 05-10513<\/a> implies it won\u2019t. The clerk I spoke with in-person said that an amended birth certificate <em>wouldn\u2019t<\/em> be accepted. But <a href=\"https:\/\/secure.ssa.gov\/ossnap\/public\/landingOSsnap\">oSSNAP<\/a>, the online alternative to SS\u20125, <em>explicitly names<\/em> an amended birth certificate as an option for this proof, though <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ssa.gov\/forms\/ss-5.pdf\">SS\u20125<\/a> itself is ambiguous. Most annoyingly, <a href=\"https:\/\/secure.ssa.gov\/poms.nsf\/lnx\/0110212095\">RM 10212.095<\/a> &amp;\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/secure.ssa.gov\/poms.nsf\/lnx\/0110212090\">RM 10212.090<\/a> (which identify themselves as containing the bottom-line answer to this question) are also unclear. (Or maybe I just have poor reading comprehension.)<\/p>\n<p>(The Alabama <abbr title=\"department of motor vehicles\">DMV<\/abbr>\u2019s documentation on supporting documents they allow\/require to accompany the proof-of-change-with-<abbr title=\"Social Security Administration\">SSA<\/abbr> is even <em>more<\/em> sparse.)<\/p>\n<p>In any case, I was not able to find solid anecdotes online about lodging name changes with either the <abbr title=\"Social Security Administration\">SSA<\/abbr> or Alabama <abbr title=\"department of motor vehicles\">DMV<\/abbr> without a court order, adoption, or marriage documentation; <strong>if you have any experience trying this, let me know and I\u2019ll update this post!<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>To change your name in Alabama, it will cost about $90. However, between amending the <abbr title=\"birth certificate\">BC<\/abbr> and getting the <abbr title=\"court order\">CO<\/abbr>, there\u2019s a catch-22\u2026<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[97],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2751","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-original-content"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.ishygddt.xyz\/~blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2751","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.ishygddt.xyz\/~blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.ishygddt.xyz\/~blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.ishygddt.xyz\/~blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.ishygddt.xyz\/~blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2751"}],"version-history":[{"count":121,"href":"http:\/\/www.ishygddt.xyz\/~blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2751\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":3224,"href":"http:\/\/www.ishygddt.xyz\/~blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2751\/revisions\/3224"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.ishygddt.xyz\/~blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2751"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.ishygddt.xyz\/~blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2751"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.ishygddt.xyz\/~blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2751"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}