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You can change your name in person or by mail ? you cannot change your name online. I went in-person (pre-COVID) to a local office in Charlotte (this one in particular).

Special Proceedings involve cases such as foreclosures, motor vehicle liens, name changes, adoptions, partitions of real property, incompetency and guardianship proceedings.

After you have completed everything, the clerk will review all the information in the application and decide whether you have a good reason to change your name. The clerk will then grant or deny the name change. You will then receive your Order and Certificate of Name Change 6-8 weeks later.

Special proceeding means an action or proceeding that is specially created by statute and that prior to 1853 was not denoted as an action at law or a suit in equity.

Any adult wishing to change their name must go to the Permits Bureau Office of the Sheriff's Department which is located at 700 E. 4th Street, Charlotte, NC 28202. The building is in between the Government Center and the County and Courts Office Building.

Filing the Documents Take the original and two (2) copies of the Motion to the Civil Division of the Clerk of Superior Court's office in the county where your case is filed. The Clerk will stamp each Motion ?filed,? place the original in the Court file and return two (2) copies of the ?filed? document to you.

Fees include $120 filing fee and $3 for each certified copy needed. For Vital Records to make these amendments, you will need a $15 money order payable to NC Vital records and complete the attached Application ( ).

Without leave of court or written stipulation, any party may serve upon any other party written interrogatories, not exceeding 25 in number including all discrete subparts, to be answered by the party served or, if the party served is a public or private corporation or a partnership or association or governmental ...

A Notice of Intent to File Name Change must be filed with the civil clerk at the local superior court to be posted on their bulletin board for a period of 10 days. (This step can be skipped if the applicant is a victim of domestic violence, sexual offense, or stalking.) There is no fee to file the notice.