Michigan Petition Change Name

Step 1 Fill-in Petition to Change Name Form PC51. Step 2 Arrange to Have Fingerprints Taken. Step 3 Pay Fingerprinting and Background Check Fee. Step 4 Gather Documents. Step 5 File Documents with Circuit Court. Step 6 Pay Filing Fee. Step 7 Publication of Name Change. Step 8 Pay Publication Fee.

It costs $175 to file the petition. If you cannot afford to pay this, you can ask the judge to waive the fees. Read Fee Waivers in Court Cases to learn more about fee waivers.

You will need to submit a completed and signed correction application, a fee of $50.00 in the form of a personal check or money order payable to the State of Michigan in U.S. funds, a copy of your current, valid photo identification and a copy of the court order for documentation.

How much does it cost? Filing a name change petition costs $175 in the state of Michigan. That said, you can request that the fees be waived if you can't afford them. To process your criminal background check, you'll have to pay an additional $43.25 in fees, plus any fees tacked on for getting fingerprinted.

If one parent is out of the picture, you don't need consent to change your child's last name. You do need to serve him or her with a conformed copy of the Order to Show Cause form. The other parent still does not have to consent or agree, just get served. Once served, a Proof of Service form must be filed.

Name change actions can take anywhere from a day to six (6) months (sometimes even longer). The time it takes for such action to be ordered/decreed varies not only from county to county, but sometimes from courthouse to courthouse as well.

Petition to change your name by filling out a name change form, an order to show cause for legally changing your name, and a decree to legally change your name. Take these forms to the court clerk and file them along with your state's required filing fees.

Filing a name change petition costs $175 in the state of Michigan. That said, you can request that the fees be waived if you can't afford them. To process your criminal background check, you'll have to pay an additional $43.25 in fees, plus any fees tacked on for getting fingerprinted.

To change your name on your driver's license or state ID card, you must visit a branch office and present: Your valid driver's license or state ID card. Proof of the name change. You'll need to bring in a certified name-change document, such as your marriage license or court order.

Complete and file the Petition to Change Name with the family division of the circuit court in the county where your child lives. Pay the required fees. Notify your child's other parent. Publish the Notice of Hearing (unless the judge orders your case be kept confidential)