You've lost your original Deed Poll, or it's been rejected, and you're considering Legalmaster's replacement Deed Poll service. A key question arises: Is this 'replacement' document actually legally valid and accepted in the UK?
Yes, absolutely. Here's why:
Understanding Deed Poll Validity: The legal validity of any Deed Poll in the UK doesn't come from a government stamp or registration (unless voluntarily enrolled, which is rare). Its validity rests on it being:
- A Clear Declaration: Containing the specific legal wording where you declare you have given up your old name and adopted your new name for all purposes.
- Correctly Executed: Signed, dated, and correctly witnessed according to legal requirements (by an independent witness over 18).
- Made by You: It is your personal legal declaration.
What Legalmaster Provides: Legalmaster's replacement Deed Poll service helps you create a new Deed Poll document that fulfils all these requirements.
- Legally Compliant Drafting: We use precise, legally accepted wording drafted by professionals.
- Guided Execution: We provide clear instructions ensuring you sign and have it witnessed correctly.
- It's Your Declaration: Although we facilitate the process and provide the correctly worded document, the final Deed Poll is your formal declaration, confirming the name you are already legally using.
'Replacement' Means Replacement Evidence: It's crucial to understand we aren't 'replacing' the original act of you changing your name (that happened when you first decided and started using the new name, perhaps documented by your first Deed Poll). We are providing you with new, valid, legal evidence of that established name change. This new Deed Poll document serves the exact same purpose as a lost original – providing official proof of your legal name.
Therefore, a Deed Poll generated through Legalmaster's replacement service, once correctly executed by you, is fully legally valid and accepted by UK organisations, including the Passport Office, DVLA, banks, and government bodies, as proof of your name change.
