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01. Start with a blank Family Law Name Change Document
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02. Add and configure fillable fields
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Step 3: Start new document creation.

In your dashboard, choose New Document in the upper left corner. Choose Create Blank Document to create the Family Law Name Change Document from the ground up.

Step 4: Incorporate template fillable areas.

Place numerous fields like text boxes, photos, signature fields, and other fields to your template and assign these fields to certain recipients as necessary.

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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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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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.
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.
Forms for Name Change for an Adult Form NameForm Number Petition for Change of Name NC-100 Attachment to Petition for Change of Name NC-110 Civil Case Cover Sheet CM-010 Order to Show Cause for Change of Name NC-1202 more rows

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