Get and manage Legal Name Change After Divorce online

Speed up your document managing with our Legal Name Change After Divorce collection with ready-made document templates that suit your needs. Access the form, change it, complete it, and share it with your contributors without breaking a sweat. Start working more effectively with your forms.

How to use our Legal Name Change After Divorce:

  1. Open our Legal Name Change After Divorce and search for the form you require.
  2. Preview your form to ensure it’s what you want, and click Get Form to begin working on it.
  3. Alter, include new text, or highlight important information with DocHub tools.
  4. Fill out your form and preserve the adjustments.
  5. Download or share your document template with other recipients.

Explore all of the opportunities for your online file administration using our Legal Name Change After Divorce. Get your totally free DocHub profile today!

Video Guide on Legal Name Change After Divorce management

video background

Commonly Asked Questions about Legal Name Change After Divorce

If you divorce or dissolve a civil partnership you can simply go back to using your previous surname without having to officially record the change. If you were married you can simply let everyone know you are reverting to your previous name (such as a Birth name or maiden name).
A person who wishes to attain a legal name change may file an application with the probate court where the person wishing to change names resides. The applicant must have resided in the county for the past 60 days. The filing fee is $83.60 for adult name changes.
Fill out the Application for a Social Security Card (Form SS-5) (PDF) and bring it to a local office along with unexpired identification and proof of name change, such as a marriage or divorce document, adoption decree, amended or corrected birth certificate, court order with the name change, or tribal document.
When an adult wishes to legally change their name, a petition needs to be filed with the Court of Common Pleas; there is a filing fee of $333.23 that may be waived by the Court if you can prove you are low-income, however, there are usually publication fees that cannot be waived by the Court.
You can include a request to change your name back to your maiden name in the divorce petition or decree. However, not all states allow for this option, you may need to talk with your divorce lawyer to confirm the laws and regulations of your specific state to determine if this is possible.
The court charges a filing fee of about $400. Go to County Resources for the exact filing fee for your county. If you plan to pay the full amount at the time of filing, it is usually best to pay with cash or check, as the clerk of court will charge extra fees if you pay with a credit card.