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You can use a copy of your divorce decree to update your name on documents like your ID and social security card. If your divorce decree does not include a name change statement, then you do need a Probate Court order to change your name.

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).

Go to the courthouse or your state's court website to obtain the proper forms. The petition will likely ask for your general information, your current last name, and the name that you would like to change it to. Most petition's also ask for a reason why someone wants to change their name.

You have the option through the court to return to a maiden name or a former name, including one from a previous marriage, within 60 days after the final decree of divorce. Obtain a certified copy of this document, then update your name with Social Security, BMV, utilities, HR, etc.

In some areas of the United States, divorces have been under the jurisdiction of a chancery, common pleas, domestic, probate, superior, or supreme judicial court. Divorce records are often open to the public and can be obtained by contacting the clerk of the court.

However, if the mail is undeliverable or your spouse refuses to sign for it, there are other options. A common method is hiring a process server in Ohio or enlisting the Sheriff's Office to deliver the Ohio divorce complaint personally.

Yes. However, individuals filing their own actions must follow the same procedures as attorneys. Pleadings must be typed on 8.5-by-11-inch paper and captioned "in the Court of Common Pleas of Fulton County, Ohio." All pleadings must have your name, address, and phone number on the cover page.

Ohio isn't a community property state. Instead, Ohio follows what's known as the "equitable distribution" model for dividing assets and debts during a divorce. However, unlike many other states that use this model, Ohio requires judges to divide a couple's marital property equally, unless that would be unfair.

An “oral hearing,” also know as a “Rule 75 hearing,” is available if either party wishes to contest a temporary order. If there are minor children born as issue of the marriage, both parents will be required to attend a Parenting class in the county where the case is filed.