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Is it legal in the US to get mail delivered to your chosen name when you haven't changed it legally?

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[–] oftheair@lemmy.blahaj.zone 3 points 1 week ago

We aren't completely sure, but one of our partners has recieved mail in their chosen name before even though it's not their legal name, so we would assume so. Generally it probably doesn't matter in most countries as long as the address is correct and you do not need to sign for it, even then, it probably is okay.

The only time when we can think of it being an issue is if it gets held up anywhere due to fees or if they had to take it back to the post office and you need to go collect it and offer proof of your name. Otherwise, we think it would not matter.