How To Change Your Legal Name
This brochure provides step-by-step procedures on how to change an adult’s name, change a minor’s name, and change the name on your birth certificate.
Instructions and Form for Individual Name Change
The forms included in this packet must be submitted upon completion: Petition, Fact Sheet, Notice of Change of Name, and Order.
Instructions and Form for Name Change of Minor by Both Parents
Use this packet if both parents agree to and wish to petition for their minor's name change together.
Instructions and Form for Name Change of Minor by One Parent With the Notarized Consent of the Other Parent
Use this packet if one parent will petition for the minor's name change with the other parent's consent
Instructions and Form for Name Change of Parent and Minor Children With the Notarized Consent of the Other Parent
Use this packet if you wish to change your name and your child(ren)'s name(s), and the other parent agrees.
Submit an Online Name Change Application for Individual
Use this online form to submit a name change for an individual. Fees are payable by credit card and an account must be created in order to complete and submit the form.