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01. Start with a blank Child Name Change Legal Form
Open the blank document in the editor, set the document view, and add extra pages if applicable.
02. Add and configure fillable fields
Use the top toolbar to insert fields like text and signature boxes, radio buttons, checkboxes, and more. Assign users to fields.
03. Distribute your form
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Step 1: Access DocHub to build your Child Name Change Legal Form.

Begin by logging into your DocHub account. Explore the advanced DocHub functionality free for 30 days.

Step 2: Navigate to the dashboard.

Once logged in, go to the DocHub dashboard. This is where you'll build your forms and handle your document workflow.

Step 3: Create the Child Name Change Legal Form.

Click on New Document and choose Create Blank Document to be redirected to the form builder.

Step 4: Set up the form layout.

Use the DocHub toolset to insert and configure form fields like text areas, signature boxes, images, and others to your document.

Step 5: Add text and titles.

Add necessary text, such as questions or instructions, using the text tool to assist the users in your document.

Step 6: Configure field properties.

Adjust the properties of each field, such as making them mandatory or formatting them according to the data you expect to collect. Designate recipients if applicable.

Step 7: Review and save.

After you’ve managed to design the Child Name Change Legal Form, make a final review of your document. Then, save the form within DocHub, send it to your preferred location, or share it via a link or email.

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Set a hearing with the judge The judge usually requires a hearing before approving a childs name change without both parents consent. The hearing is called a prove up or an uncontested hearing.
The petition may be filed by a next friend, a guardian, or either of their parents. Any parent who does not sign the petition must receive notice, and will have the chance to appear and object, but a judge may grant the name change without parental consent.
To ask the Court to change your name or your childs name, you need to give the Court the following: court papers asking for the change, this includes: Name Change Petition and Proposed Order. The petition must be filled out and signed in front of a Notary Public. You may need additional forms to change a childs name.
Unless the childs other parent has already agreed to the change in a docHubd statement or the other parents rights have already been terminated, you will need to give them notice of court. This is true even if you have been granted sole custody. The other parent might try to block the name change.
In most locations, there will be a filing fee of $210. Give the clerk all your papers and the fee, and the clerk will give you an index number. Write this number in the top-right corner of your: Name Change Petition.
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Related Q&A to Child Name Change Legal Form

Where do I take my completed forms? Take them to your local County Clerks Office. Ask the clerk to file them. In most locations, there will be a filing fee of $210.
It takes between 3 weeks and 3 months to change your name in New York, depending on your unresolved criminal, financial, and family history (if any). The time it takes can vary from county to county.

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