The original signed order and petition must be filed in the County Clerk's Office. You will need a time-stamped copy of the name change order to take to the newspaper listed in your order and have the name change published. Publication MUST be within 60 days of the signing of the order.
To ask the Court to change your name or your child's name, you need to give the Court the following: court papers asking for the change, this includes: Name Change Petition and Proposed Order. The petition must be filled out and signed in front of a Notary Public. You may need additional forms to change a child's name.
Use certified copies of marriage and divorce certificates or name change orders as proof to notify these federal and state agencies that you changed your name. Social Security card. Driver's license or state ID card. Tax returns. U.S. passport. Naturalization certificate and certificate of citizenship. Veterans benefits.