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Start a case to change your name, your minor childs name, or both. Get form NC-100.
Original: File with the Clerk at 175 N.W. 1st Avenue, 12th Floor at the NEW FILINGS window and pay the filing fee of $401.00 (payable by cash, money order or credit card). The Clerk will explain how to have your fingerprints taken.
Basic steps to change a name You pay a $435-$450 filing fee. If you cant afford the fee, you can ask the court to waive it. The clerk will give you a date when a judge will make a decision.
The exact process will vary from court to court, but common steps include: filing a petition and other required forms; submitting a fingerprint card and supporting documents; paying an application fee or filing an inability-to-pay form; and. attending a virtual or an in-person court hearing (in some counties).
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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Related Q&A to Petition for Name Change Form

How to File a Petition for Change of Name Get Sample Forms [PDF Format] Fill out an IFP with the IFP Order, and a Petition for Change of Name. File the original IFP and Petition for Change of Name in the Prothonotarys office. Take all copies of the Order for Publication and Notice to the Court Administrator.
If you received an Order to Show CauseChange of Name (form NC-120) from your childs other parent, it means that they are asking the court to change your childs name. The court set a date to hear from both sides (a hearing) before making a decision.
In California, you can ask for a court order to change your legal name. To do this, you file a petition with the court and publish a notice in a newspaper.

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