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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.
You can legally change your name by filing papers in court. If a judge agrees, they will give you a court order that states your new legal name. You need this order to change your name on identity documents, like your drivers license, passport, or social security card.
Note that if the judge grants your request to seal your name change case, you will have to make a Motion to Unseal in order to receive certified copies of your name change order. To do this, you will have to come back to court and submit the motion with the clerk in room 118.
If you are in court, the deputy will give you a copy of the Protective Order. If you are not in court when the judge makes the order, then get a copy from the prosecutors office. KEEP A CERTIFIED COPY OF THIS ORDER WITH YOU AT ALL TIMES in case you need to show it to a Law Enforcement Officer.
Name Change Basics court papers asking for the change, this includes: Name Change Petition and Proposed Order. proof of birth. court fee ($210 in Supreme and County Courts; $65.00 in New York City Civil Court) If you are unable to pay this fee, you may ask the court for a fee waiver.
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Once the judge signs the Judgment, the Judgment is your legal proof that you changed your name. All you need to do next is get a certified copy of the signed judgment and take it to your local California DMV and Social Security offices.
Get certified copy of your Decree from court clerk The clerk can get you a certified copy. This means the clerk adds an official stamp to your Decree that says the copy is true copy of the original. Depending on how many legal ID documents you want to update, you can ask for more than one certified Decree.
You will need to fill out these forms: Petition for Change of Name (form NC-100) Name and Information about the Person Whose Name is to be Changed (form NC-110) (and attach it to the NC-100) Order to Show CauseChange of Name (form NC-120) Civil Case Cover Sheet (form CM-010) (some courts do not require this form)

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