Manafort's daughter files paperwork to change last name

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Manafort's daughter files paperwork to change last name
By Avery Anapol - 09/02/18 10:28 AM EDT

Former Trump campaign chair Paul Manafort’s daughter has filed paperwork to officially change her last name, a move that would distance herself from her father, a convicted felon.

Jessica Manafort filed name-change paperwork in Manhattan Supreme Court on Friday, according to multiple reports.

She is seeking to take her mother’s maiden name, Bond.

“I would like my new name to be Jessica Anne Bond, in place of my present name,” the 36-year-old wrote in the filing, adding that it “more closely suits [her] profession.”

A judge has yet to approve the request.

The independent filmmaker has already used the name “Jess Bond” professionally with the release of new film “Rosy,” and told the Los Angeles Times in July that she was pursuing a name change.

“I am a passionate liberal and a registered Democrat and this has been difficult for me,” she told the paper. “Although I am ‘the daughter of,’ I am very much my own person and hopefully people can realize that.”

Paul Manafort was found guilty last month on eight counts of tax fraud and bank fraud. He faces a second set of charges in a trial expected to begin later this month.

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http://thehill.com/blogs/blog-briefing-room/news/404746-manaforts-daughter-files-paperwork-to-change-last-name

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She just wants the JAB initials instead of JAM.