Name Change

Please review the Order Adopting Amended Local Rule 78.6 that went into effect June 15, 2020.

A name change will change the Applicant’s current legal name.  

That change becomes effective on the date of the hearing. 

It is not retroactive.  It does not in any way change the name from the past. It simply changes the name from the date of the hearing into the future.

See the following link for more information regarding changing your name. Additional Information on Name Changes

See below for the forms required for a name change. If you are not sure how to proceed with the name change, please contact an attorney. The Deputy Clerks in Probate Court are prohibited by law from giving legal advice.

Adult Name Change Forms

  1. Checklist for Adult Name Change (PDF)
  2. 21.0 Application for Change of Name of Adult (PDF)
  3. 21.1 Judgment Entry - Change of Name of Adult (PDF)
  4. 21.5 Notice of Hearing on Change of Name (PDF)
  5. GC Form 11.2-A Request for Recording of Hearing (PDF)
  6. GC Form 53.3-A Application to Appear by Videoconference (PDF)
  7. GC Form 53.3-B Entry Regarding Appearance by Videoconference (PDF)
  8. GC FORM 57.4-A Fax and Email Filing Cover Page (PDF)
  9. GC Form 75.1 Self-Representation Acknowledgment (PDF)
  1. GC Form 75.3-A Contact Information Form (PDF)
  2. GC Form 78.6-A Request for Confidential Name Change (PDF)
  3. GC Form 78.6-B Entry Granting Confidential Name Change (PDF)
  4. GC Form 106.2-A Praecipe for Subpoena (PDF)
  5. GC Form 106.2-B Subpoena (PDF)
  6. GC Form 106.2-C Subpoena Duces Tecum (PDF)
  7. GC Form 106.2-G Motion to Appoint Process Server (PDF)
  8. GC Form 106.2-H Order Regarding Process Server (PDF)

Minor Name Change Forms

  1. Checklist for Minor Name Change (PDF)
  2. 21.2 Application for Change of Name of Minor (PDF)
  3. 21.3 Judgment Entry Change of Name of Minor (PDF)
  4. 21.4 Consent to Change of Name (PDF)
  5. 21.5 Notice of Hearing on Change of Name (PDF)
  6. GC Form 11.2-A Request for Recording of Hearing (PDF)
  7. GC Form 53.3-A Application to Appear by Videoconference (PDF)
  8. GC Form 53.3-B Entry Regarding Appearance by Videoconference (PDF)
  9. GC FORM 57.4-A Fax and Email Filing Cover Page (PDF)
  10. GC Form 75.1 Self-Representation Acknowledgment (PDF)
  1. GC Form 75.3-A Contact Information Form (PDF)
  2. GC Form 78.6-A Request for Confidential Name Change (PDF)
  3. GC Form 78.6-B Entry Granting Confidential Name Change (PDF)
  4. GC Form 102.2 Affidavit (PDF)
  5. GC Form 106.2-A Praecipe for Subpoena (PDF)
  6. GC Form 106.2-B Subpoena (PDF)
  7. GC Form 106.2-C Subpoena Duces Tecum (PDF)
  8. GC Form 106.2-G Motion to Appoint Process Server (PDF)
  9. GC Form 106.2-H Order Regarding Process Server (PDF)