Connecticut Minor

In NSW, you can only change a child's name once in a 12 month period and 3 times in their lifetime. Whilst exceptions exist these are subject to the Registrar's personal approval. Both parents named on the child's birth certificate must apply to change their child's name.

Take your filings to the probate court in your county and submit them to a clerk. A $225 filing fee will be required upon submission. This fee can be paid by cash, credit card, money order, or check. Checks should be made payable to the Treasurer, State of Connecticut.

Both parents must applyBoth parents named on the child's birth certificate must apply to change their child's name.

A completed Change of Name Request (form E-78). Current driver's license or Non-Driver ID Card. Certified documentation that shows the change of name (i.e. marriage license, civil union certificate, divorce decree probate court documents).

Both legal parents have the right to name a child or to request a name change. However, one parent can't change a child's name without the approval of the other parent. Thus, if the mother doesn't approve, then the father requesting the name change must file a petition with the court for a decision.

If one parent will not agree to have a child's name changed, the other parent can file papers to request the change. The non-consenting parent must be served with copies of the name change papers and given a chance to object. A judge may or may not grant a child's name change without the other parent's consent.

Marriage or Divorce Sometimes, when parents divorce, if one parent is awarded the majority of custody, they may choose to change the child's last name.This could be the last name of one of the parents, a hyphenated last name, or even a name that represents the combining of the two last names.

Applying for a change of name in Connecticut is accomplished through the filing of a Petition for Change of Name. The petition can be submitted to both the probate court or the superior court.