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Colorado e Adobe Acrobat Approval or Adobe Acrobat. The inability to save forms is a limitation of the free Adobe software. d print. You may also select specific pages to be printed from the print menu. You cannot save a completed form if you are using Adobe Acrobat Reader. However, you can save a completed form if you havld down the SHIFT key while pressing the TAB key. To print a form, click on the "Print This Form" button at the beginning or end of the forms. When the Print box pops up, click OK, and your form shoulat you have already completed, use your mouse, go to the field and click when the little hand turns into an I-beam. If you want to return to the field located immediately before your current field, ho to select a checkbox, you can check the box by pressing the space bar. To move to the beginning of the next line in a field that has several lines, simply press the ENTER key. To return to a field th the TAB key to move from field to field so that you don't inadvertently skip certain fields. To check the checkboxes on the forms, move your cursor over the checkbox and click. If you use the tab keyou may either move your mouse to the next area in which you wish to enter text, and click when your cursor turns into an I-beam, or you may press the TAB key on your keyboard. It is always best to useions) in different sections or on different forms will be completed automatically in all appropriate fields. Note that you cannot add more text to a field once it is full. To move to the next field, yl line), click on the document. The box for the field will be selected and you will be able to enter text in the field. Information that is repeated (i.e., the same response applies to different quest in a field on the forms, use your mouse to move your cursor, which will appear to be a "little hand," to the place in which you wish to enter text. When the hand turns into an I-beam (i.e., a verticane or you have difficulty with the process, you will need to print them out and fill them in manually. For the forms that can be completed online, you may use the following instructions: To enter textracts and Wills Appendix A 2 APPENDIX B Completing the Forms Online The Colorado forms linked to above permit you to complete your forms online. If your forms are not formatted to be completed onliental insurance, etc.) [_] Doctors, dentists, medical records, etc. [_] Utility Companies (phone, cable, gas, electric, internet, etc.) [_] Clubs or Memberships [_] Frequent-flyer cards [_] Legal Cont01K / IRAs / Keoghs / retirement plans [_] Credit Card companies [_] Bank Accounts (checking accounts, savings accounts, etc.) [_] Voter Registration [_] Insurance (life, health, automobile, home or rl This link provides information on how to change your name on your passport. You may also wish to change your name with some or all of the following entities: [_] U.S. Post Office [_] Employer [_] 4o change your name on your social security card, and how to find a social security administration office near you. United States Department of State http://travel.state.gov/passport/forms_overview.htmendix A 1 Social Security Administration Colorado Offices search page: http://s00dace.ssa.gov/pro/fol/fol-home.html Document: www.ssa.gov/replace_sscard.html These links provide information on how tabout how to complete this process in your area. Information about Colorado's Clerk and Recorder's Offices may be found at the following link: http://www.sos.state.co.us/pubs/elections/clerk.pdf. App the county in which the property is recorded so that your property records will reflect your new name. You will need to consult with your local Clerk and Recorder's Office for additional information e title and registration must be corrected at the same time. Clerk and Recorder's Office If you are a property owner, you should record your Final Decree with your local Clerk and Recorder's Office inyour financing company should be able to walk you through the process. Note that if your registration sticker expires soon, you may make appropriate corrections on the renewal application; however, thtact the institution that is financing your vehicle in order to complete a name change on your title. The procedures for this change will vary from institution to institution, but a representative of es for Colorado's Motor Vehicle Offices may be found at the following link: http://www.revenue.state.co.us/MV_dir/wrap.asp?incl=titleregoffices. If your vehicle is being financed, you will need to conide to complete this change. The cost of this assignment will be about $9.50. You will receive your new registration at that time, and your new title will be sent to you in about 6 to 8 weeks. Addressame in front of a notary public exactly as it appears on the title and assign the title in your new name. After that, you can take that title to the Motor Vehicle Office in the county in which you resr than 60. To locate the nearest Driver License Office nearest to you, visit http://www.revenue.state.co.us/MV_dir/wrap.asp?incl=dlolist. If you own the title to your car, you will need to sign your nr License Office where you will be asked to show your old license and a copy of your certified Final Decree. The fee for this service is generally $15.60, though this amount is reduced for adults oldeu should contact the equivalent agency in the state in which you were born. Colorado Department of Motor Vehicles To change your name on your driver's license you must go in person to your local Drivepy of your original birth certificate, or amend your existing birth certificate, through the Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment. If you were born outside of the state of Colorado, yoange Kit 9 APPENDIX A Relevant Agencies Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment http://www.cdphe.state.co.us/hs/birth.html If you were born in the state of Colorado, you may obtain a co some time, so be patient! A list of agencies that you may wish to contact, and contact information for those entities, is included in Appendix A. CONGRATULATIONS AND GOOD LUCK! Instructions-Name Ch will cost about $10 per copy. Step 11. Changing your Personal Documents. After you have received your certified order, you may amend your personal documents to reflect your name change. This may takecourt has received your affidavit, it will sign your Final Decree. This is the final official step of the name change process. Contact your local court to obtain a certified copy of this decree, which event, be sure to provide notice of your name change to any organization or person specifically ordered by the court. Step 10. Getting your Certified Decree. Approximately one or two weeks after the nclude such entities as the Immigration and Naturalization Service, the Selective Service System, a former spouse, the Bankruptcy Court, or any other party that the court considers appropriate. In any. Step 9. Notify Additional Entities of Your Name Change. In connection with your application, the judge may require that you notify additional specific parties of your name change request. This may icused from the requirement of newspaper publication. Contact your local court if this describes your situation. If it does, the court may sign your decree without need for publication. C. FINISHING UPhich you published your notice to obtain a copy. NOTE: If you have been the victim of a crime that included domestic violence, the victim of child abuse, or the victim of domestic abuse, you may be exurt. You may wish to submit copies of the printed notice along with your proof of publication. If you do not automatically receive a certification of the publication, be sure to contact the paper in wour publication run is complete, the newspaper will send you a certificate confirming the dates and completeness of your publication. You will be required to submit this proof of publication to the coyou with the signed and dated Order for Publication explaining this requirement. The Public Notice must be published at least 3 times within 21 days from the date of the Order for Publication. After ymunity in which you reside. That newspaper must be one that publishes at least one issue a week. If you are unsure about this process, you should review 13-15-101 to 13-15-102. The court will provide spaper. If you are over the age of 18, the state of Colorado requires you to publish the Public Notice of your intended name change in a newspaper of general circulation that is distributed in the comppen. If your petition is approved, the judge will sign the Order for Publication for Change of Name at the hearing. Instructions-Name Change Kit 8 Step 8. Submit Notice of Publication to Local New, you may not need to say anything. However, you should make note of and comply with all instructions given by the judge. Don't be nervous ­ the judge will guide you through any proceedings that do hang, when your name is called, move to the front of the courtroom and give your papers either to the clerk or to the judge, depending on the instructions that you are given. Depending on your situationcourthouse. Proceed to your designated courtroom at the appropriate time. Be sure to check in with the clerk of the court, so that the judge knows that you are present for your hearing. . At the heari the filing fee of $49 with your documents. B. GOING TO COURT. Step 7. Appear in Court. On the day that you scheduled for your court appearance, bring all relevant completed documents with you to the Include two self-addressed and stamped envelopes with your documents, so that the clerk can return both a file-stamped copy of the forms and, where possible, the signed order. Do not forget to includes a request to schedule that hearing. Additionally, you should ask that if the order can be signed without a hearing, that the clerk return the executed order to you in one of the envelopes provided. hat you are submitting. Your letter should request that the court file the necessary forms and that the judge execute the order. You should also state that, if a hearing is needed, the letter serves a payment will be accepted. Mail ­ If you decide to mail your forms, you should include a cover letter that explains that you are requesting a name change and that includes a list of all of the forms tied check payments only: personal checks and credit cards will not be accepted in these jurisdictions. You should contact your local court before going to the courthouse so you will know what forms ofthe courthouse. You will be required to pay the filing fee at the time you bring in your documents, which will be around $49. Note that many Colorado courts require either cash, money order, or certif, it will not be official until the judge has signed your final decree, as discussed below. You can contact your court in advance to determine where you will need to file the documents, or can ask at you should listen carefully to the clerk's instructions and follow them precisely. Instructions-Name Change Kit 7 NOTE: Even though you have completed the filing of your request to change your name with you for this purpose. She may instruct you to bring the Decree with you to your court hearing. She may provide additional directions specific to the court in which you are filing. In any event, he clerk if you need to file your Decree at this time. She may take this document, have it signed by a judge at a later time and mail it back to you - you should have a self-addressed stamped envelopeange of Name. The clerk will then take your original documents, and return to you a file-stamped copy for your records. YOU MUST ATTACH YOUR CRIMINAL HISTORY CHECK AS EXHIBIT A TO YOUR PETITION. Ask tre filing. In Person ­ You should bring in the original copies of your completed forms, as well as at least three copies of those documents. Tell the filing clerk that you are filing a Petition for Chon, or you may mail in your completed documents. It is usually a better idea to go into court, as the process tends to be faster and you are likely to find out about any defects in the documents you ae cost for this service varies. Step 6. File the signed and notarized Petition, Order for Publication, Public Notice and Final Decree with your district or county court. You can file the forms in persotaries located in courthouses, or available in close proximity to those buildings. You may contact your local court for more information, or locate a nearby notary public in your local phone book. Thnts to a Notary Public and sign them in his/her presence. Once you have done this, your application becomes what is known as a "Verified Petition" or a "Notarized Petition." In many areas, there are n. After you have completed your documents, check with your local clerk to determine if your jurisdiction requires that you have your Petition verified. If the answer is yes, you must bring your docume happening. If you are using this package, there should be no convictions on your record; if this is not the case, contact a lawyer for further assistance. Step 5. Sign the Petition in front of Notaryturned to you, and you see an inaccuracy ­ i.e., the reports show a conviction where you believe there was none ­ you must contact the relevant court (as identified in the report) to determine what ised it. It will take somewhat longer for you to receive your report from the Federal Bureau of Investigation; anticipate receiving information from the FBI in about 8 weeks. NOTE: If the reports are refore and during delivery. Receive report from CBI and FBI. The Colorado Bureau of Investigation must complete your record check and have it in the mail to you within 72 business hours of having receivsion Attn: SCU, Mod. D-2 1000 Custer Hollow Road Clarksburg, WV 26306 Instructions-Name Change Kit 6 NOTE: Do not bend or mutilate the fingerprint card. Keep the card unfolded and protected both bef Investigation, and must include with that card a certified check or money order for $18. The address for the FBI is: Federal Bureau of Investigation Criminal Justice Information Services (CJIS) Diviint card. Keep the card unfolded and protected both before and during delivery. Submit the fingerprint card to FBI. You must also either mail or hand deliver a fingerprint card to the Federal Bureau ohand delivering this card, you have the option of paying with cash. The address for the CBI is: Colorado Bureau of Investigation 690 Kipling Denver, CO 80215 NOTE: Do not bend or mutilate the fingerprit the fingerprint card to CBI. You must either mail or hand deliver one fingerprint card to the Colorado Bureau of Investigation, and must include with that card a money order for $16.50. If you are requesting a reason for the fingerprints. Write "§13-15-101 Legal Name Change" in the blank provided. In addition, you must write your name, home address, and birth date on each fingerprint card. Subm; the cost for this service will vary. The Court may provide you with two fingerprint cards for this purpose; contact your local clerk for additional information. There will be a section on each card Federal Bureau of Investigation. You will need to take the following steps: Get fingerprinted. You can usually have your fingerprints taken by a local Sheriff's Office or a police station in your areatep 4. Complete your Fingerprint-Based Criminal History Check. Within 90 days before filing your Petition, you must complete a criminal history check from the Colorado Bureau of Investigation and the paces below this section blank, as this is where the judge will sign and date the Decree granting your name change. In addition, you must not complete the section for the clerk below the black line. Sk here, after the words "name of," insert your current complete name. In the second blank, after the words "changed to," insert your proposed complete name. DO NOT SIGN OR DATE THE DECREE. Leave the s that point you can complete this part of the document. In all of the relevant spaces, indicate that you are filing a petition for an adult. Instructions-Name Change Kit 5 Item 1. In the first blanconfused, refer back to the instructions provided above. "No ______." You will not be able to fill out this number. As noted above, court will assign your petition a case number at a later time and atm/public/NAMECHG/COSTATE4.pdf Heading Box. This is a similar heading box as in the Petition for Name Change. Provide the same information in the same spaces as you did on your Petition. If you become r to this document as an "Order"- these are different names for the same thing. Colorado State: http://www.courts.state.co.us/chs/court/forms/namechangeforms/jdf448.pdf or http://www.findlegalforms.coe court to complete your name change. Note that until this decree is signed, your name remains as it was before and you must continue to use that name officially. Additionally, some jurisdictions refeR DATE THIS NOTICE. Leave the spaces below this section blank, as this is where the clerk will sign the Notice. [_] Final Decree for Change of Name. This "Decree" is an order that will be signed by th "County Court." "Name of __________ / changed to _________________." In the first blank here, insert your current complete name. In the second blank, insert your proposed complete name. DO NOT SIGN OFiled with the." In the blank after these words, indicate the county and the type of court in which you filed your Petition. In other words, "Arapahoe County Court," and not simply "Arapahoe Court" or, the boxes relevant to minor children filing for a name change). If you have requested that notice of your name change not be published (See Step 8), you may check the last box on the page as well. "to file) your Petition. In all of the relevant spaces, indicate that you are filing a petition for an adult. Also check the first two boxes on the form. Do not make checkmarks in the other boxes (i.e.es as you did on your Petition. If you become confused, refer back to the instructions provided above. In the first blank, indicate the date on which you filed (or the date on which you are intending egalforms.com/public/NAMECHG/COSTATE3.pdf Instructions-Name Change Kit 4 Heading Box. This is a similar heading box as in the Petition for Name Change. Provide the same information in the same spacange of Name. Additional information about publishing this notice is given in Step 8 below. Colorado State: http://www.courts.state.co.us/chs/court/forms/namechangeforms/jdf427.pdf or http://www.findlranting your name change. [_] Public Notice. This is a notice that you will need to publish at least three times in your local newspaper, within 21 days of the date of the Order for Publication for Chk, after the words "changed to," insert your proposed complete name. DO NOT SIGN OR DATE THE ORDER. Leave the spaces below this section blank, as this is where the judge will sign and date the Order gany other boxes (i.e., the boxes relevant to minor children filing for a name change). Item 1. In the first blank here, after the words "name of," insert your current complete name. In the second blanou can complete this part of the document. In all of the relevant spaces, indicate that you are filing a petition for an adult. Also check the first three boxes on the form. Do not make checkmarks in er back to the instructions provided above. "No ______." You will not be able to fill out this number. As noted above, court will assign your petition a case number at a later time and at that point yCHG/COSTATE2.pdf Heading Box. This is a similar heading box as in the Petition for Name Change. Provide the same information in the same spaces as you did on your Petition. If you become confused, refed with your publication requirements (discussed in Step 8 below). Colorado State: http://www.courts.state.co.us/chs/court/forms/namechangeforms/jdf426.pdf or http://www.findlegalforms.com/public/NAMEay be found in Step 4 below. [_] Order for Publication for Change of Name. This is an order that will be signed by the court and mailed to you. After the judge has signed this document, you will proce document. Additional information about signing this document may be found in Step 5 below. DO NOT FORGET TO ATTACH EXHIBIT A TO YOUR PETITION. Additional information about Exhibit A to the Petition m proposed full name again in the blank after the word "I." Signature. Instructions-Name Change Kit 3 DO NOT SIGN THIS DOCUMENT. You may complete the contact information section, but do not sign the detrimental to another person's interest. If you are not sure about some or all of these items, you should review the law on the subject or contact an attorney for assistance. Conclusion. Insert yourot have been convicted of a felony or adjudicated as a juvenile delinquent for an offense that would be a felony if committed by an adult; and (3) believe that your name change would be proper and note items require no action on your part, but in completing this form you are asserting under penalty of law that they are true statements for you. You therefore must (1) be 18 years old or older; (2) nide true and complete information about your request in this section. Do not worry that your reasons are inadequate: the courts do tend to accept most reasons for a name change. Items 2, 4 and 7. Thesyour name. Some examples of why people have changed their names are reclamation of a birth name, reversion to an ancestral name or embracing of a name more suited to their personality. You should prov wish to adopt. Insert the complete name that you wish to have and check to make sure that it is legible and correct. Item 6. This section asks you to provide information about why you wish to change the county in which you reside. This should be the same county in which you are filing this petition. Item 5. This item is the point at which you provide your proposed name, that is, the name that youher names that you use. Even if you have already been using your proposed name, write your old name here. In the second blank, write your birth date. Item 3. This item asks you to provide the name of nickname or abbreviation. If you go by more than one name, list your official present name (the name that appears on your official documents), then write "a.k.a." ("also know as"), followed by any otWhere the document requests your current full name, write your complete current name here. Do not use any initials unless those initials appear on your birth certificate, and would not be considered ance of an attorney, provide all of your contact information in the spaces provided. If you have an attorney's assistance, he or she will complete this section with his or her own information. Item 1. proposed name, that is, the name that you wish to adopt. Instructions-Name Change Kit 2 "Attorney or Party Without Attorney (Name and Address)." If you are filing this petition without the assistaPetition of/For a Change of Name to." In the first blank, after the words "Petition of," you should insert your full current name. In the second blank, after the words "Change of Name to," insert yourer" blank on the right side of the page. This is a number that will be assigned to your request by the clerk at the time of your filing. You can fill in this blank at that time. "In the Matter of the wing links: District Court clerks: http://www.courts.state.co.us/district/districts.htm County Court clerks: http://www.courts.state.co.us/district/counties.htm Do not be concerned with the "Case Numbe the address of the court in which you are filing. For additional information about Colorado district and county courts, you may look in your local telephone directory or on the Internet at the folloCounty Court or District Court, as well as a space in which you can insert the name of the county in which you reside and in which you are filing your name change request. You will also need to provid box of text at the top of the page. You will be required to include similar information at the top of each of the forms. The form has a check box in which you will indicate whether you are filing in name. Colorado State: http://www.courts.state.co.us/chs/court/forms/namechangeforms/jdf433.pdf or http://www.findlegalforms.com/public/NAMECHG/COSTATE1.pdf Heading Box/County Information. This is theents completed by hand. Additional information about completing your forms online is available in Appendix B. [_] Petition for Change of Name. This is your official request to the court to change yourread or may input the information incorrectly, causing your application to be delayed or rejected. You should check with your local district or county court to determine whether they will accept docum manually by typewriter or by hand. If you are filling out the forms by hand, you should use black ink and print as legibly and as neatly as possible. The court may reject forms that are difficult to rmation about the signing of your papers. Some of these forms may be filled out on your computer screen by entering the requested information in the appropriate fields. You may also complete the formsr Change of Name, Public Notice, and the Final Decree for Change of Name. Additional forms may be required by your jurisdiction. DO NOT SIGN ANY OF THESE DOCUMENTS. Step 5 will provide additional infoclerks: http://www.courts.state.co.us/district/counties.htm Instructions-Name Change Kit 1 Step 3: Filling Out the Forms. You must complete the Petition for Change of Name, Order for Publication foone number in your local telephone directory. You may also use the addresses listed at the following websites: District Court clerks: http://www.courts.state.co.us/district/districts.htm County Court ty in which you live; and (4) any additional questions that you may have specific to your situation. To contact the district or county court clerk in your county, you may locate its address and telephthe number of copies of the completed forms that you are required to file; (2) the filing fees for a name change in your county; (3) if there are any additional, non-standard forms needed for the coun courts, you will need to contact your local district or county court clerk to obtain additional details about your filing. Specifically, you will need to request information about the following: (1) his law or these instructions difficult or confusing, you may wish to contact an attorney for additional assistance. Step 2: Contact your Court's Clerk. Given the extreme rule variations between local will probably answer any specific questions that you have about filing in the state of Colorado. Colorado State: http://www.courts.state.co.us/chs/court/forms/namechangeforms/jdf432.pdf If you find ton, the state of Colorado has provided an instructional pamphlet that gives information about filing for a name change. This document is linked below. Be sure to review it carefully, as this guidebookther the law library of your local court, or on the Internet at the following link: http://198.187.128.12/colorado/lpext.dll/Infobase4/1e199/1f0df/1f0e1?fn=documentframe.htm&f=templates&2.0. In additishould also review Colorado name change law before beginning this process. The relevant law may be found at 13-15-101 to 13-15-102 of the Colorado Revised Statutes. You can locate these sections in eiting any of the documents. The forms included in this package are not complicated, but any inadvertent mistakes or omissions may delay your case, and could cause the court to reject your request. You S Step 1: Read the Instructions Carefully. You should read this package of instructions and information, as well as the instructions contained in the official forms, carefully before you begin compleals. An attorney should be consulted for all serious legal matters. Information-Name Change Kit 5 INSTRUCTIONS Colorado Petition for Change of Name -- Adult A. GETTING STARTED ­ COMPLETING THE FORMsiness interruption), however caused and on any theory of liability, whether in contract, strict liability or tort (including negligence or otherwise) arising in any way out of the use of these materiiable for any direct, indirect, incidental, special, exemplary or consequential damages (including, but not limited to, procurement of substitute goods or services, loss of use, data, or profits or bur completeness of any of the materials for your particular needs. The materials are used at your own risk. 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The court may reject forms that are difficult to read, or may input the information incorrectly; these mistakes may cause your requesu are using or if you are having difficulty completing the forms online, you should print the blank forms and complete them manually. If you are filling out the forms off-line and are not using a typermation in the appropriate fields. For additional information about completing the forms online, review Appendix B. If this option is not Information-Name Change Kit 4 available in the form that yo Publication for Change of Name; Public Notice; and Final Decree for Change of Name. With some of the forms attached hereto, you may fill out the forms on your computer by entering the requested infol or other improper purposes. Materials This packet contains: 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. Information for the Name Change Packet; Instructions for the Name Change Packet; Petition for Change of Name; Order forelse; Have been convicted of a felony or have been adjudicated as a juvenile delinquent for an offense that would be a felony if committed by an adult; or Are changing your name for fraudulent, illegaf Colorado; and A resident of the county where you will file your petition. You may not use this packet if you: 1. 2. 3. 4. Are under the age of 19; Are requesting a name change on behalf of someone on to fit with its schedule. In total, the entire process will probably take between 3 and 4 months. Requirements To use this packet you must be: 1. 2. 3. Over the age of 19; A resident of the state o a notice of your name change at least three times in your local newspaper before your petition will be signed by the court. The court may determine your case immediately, or may delay its consideratiprocess. You must obtain a certified, fingerprint-based criminal history check within 90 days prior to the filing of your petition; this may take several weeks to complete. You are required to publishou may need to contact is attached as Appendix A. How long will it take before my name is officially changed? It is difficult to state with certainty how long it will take to complete the name change it 3 No. You must contact the appropriate agencies, and inform them of your name change. You may show them the certified Decree issued by the court as proof of that change. A list of agencies that yficial capacity. After I have received the decree granting my name change, will my driver's license/birth certificate/social security card/credit cards change automatically? Information-Name Change Kmy new name? No. Your request for a name change is simply that: a request. Until the judge has signed and certified the decree granting your request, you should continue to use your old name in any of can take place. If this describes your situation, you may not use this package and should consult an attorney for more information. After I have filed my request for a name change, can I start using or on parole, or have been adjudicated as a juvenile delinquent for an offense that would be a felony if committed by an adult, there are certain special steps that must be taken before a name changeuse of the forms attached here. If I was convicted of a crime, can I still change my name? If you have been convicted of a violent felony offense, or certain other felonies, are currently incarceratedor that child. You may not use this package to file a family petition or to complete your child's name change; you must be 19 years of age or older and filling out the form for yourself alone to make ange as well? No. If you wish to change your child's name, you will need either to file a petition as a family to change the names of your entire family or to complete a separate name change request f their identification cards. If you did not select change your name through your divorce decree, you may use this package to change your name at this time. If I change my name, will my child's name chee is the equivalent of a name change order. It will be recognized by the DMV and the Social Security Administration as proof of your new name, and may be used by those entities to change your name onneed to file for a name change? Your name will automatically change back to your maiden name only if you specified this in your divorce decree. If you have made this election in your decree, that decrou cannot later change your marriage license to reflect the name you wish to use after your marriage. You may, however, use this package to change your name at this time. If I just got divorced, do I of the name change. You may use this certificate to change your name on other documents, including your driver's license and credit cards. If you did not select this option on your marriage license, yoperly filled out the information requested on that certificate. If an individual has completed the marriage certificate to indicate that he wishes to change his name, that document provides a record her hearing. If I just got married, do I need to file a name change request? Information-Name Change Kit 2 Under Colorado law, a person may change his name on his marriage certificate, if he has prtion that you did the first time. If there was simply a procedural problem (e.g., you did not complete your publication requirements), you can simply fix the problem and ask the court to schedule anoto support your request, you will have to wait until there is enough or different evidence to support it before you attempt to file again. You cannot simply resubmit your document with the same informaut why your request was denied; the judge may explain this to you in court, or he may write it on the order that he enters denying your request. If the judge finds that there was not enough evidence tange request is denied? While it is true that in most cases a name change request will be granted, there is still a possibility that your request will be denied. If that is the case, be sure to find oings an objection into court, and the court's reaction to the content of any such objection, may also have an impact on the final determination of your name change request. What can I do if my name ch three times in your local newspaper. This action is designed to ensure that the public is aware of your request and may bring any objections to the court's attention. Whether or not any individual brpose could, for example, include intending to defraud creditors or planning the commission of a crime. In addition, as previously noted, you are required to publish notice of your name change at least will take any particular action in any particular case. However, in most cases, the court will grant a name change request, as long as it is not being pursued for an improper purpose. An improper purcation cards imprinted with your new name. Again, these added costs will vary from person to person. Is the court going to grant my name change request? Obviously, there is no guarantee that the courtpay a fee if you wish to obtain copies of your birth certificate for submission to the court. Other entities, including the DMV and the Social Security Administration, may charge for reissued identifie finality of your name change, will probably cost about $10. There may be additional costs not mentioned above requiring payment, both before and after you receive your name change. You will need to print-based criminal history check, which will cost additional money. Certified copies of the final decree granting your name change, which you may need to show to agencies or companies as proof of thing on the prices demanded by your local newspaper, the cost for publishing a notice of your name change may be as much as $120. In addition, you will need to obtain fingerprints and complete a fingermay need to be paid in order to complete your request, including publication of a notice of your name change at least three times in Information-Name Change Kit 1 a newspaper in your county. Dependnge my name? In the state of Colorado, it costs about $49 dollars to change your name with the court, though the amount of this fee varies from county to county. There are a number of other fees that hearing in support of your name change request. This requirement varies widely between courts, and you should contact your local clerk's office for additional information. How much does it cost to chaave completed them. That way, you can confirm with the filing clerk that your request is complete and properly filed. In addition, your local district or county court may require that you appear at a or will I have to make a court appearance to change my name? Though you are permitted to file your papers by mail, if at all possible you should file your forms in person at the courthouse after you hf Colorado to use the forms provided in this package. Note that to be a resident of a state, you must generally have lived in that state for at least one year. Can I complete all of my forms at home, are answers to some common questions that you may have about the name change process: Who can use the forms included in this package? You must be at least 19 years of age and a resident of the state ol most likely do, you will be awarded an official decree that you may then use to amend your personal documents to reflect your new name (e.g., birth certificate, passport, credit cards, etc.). Below an official request of either the county court or the district court of the county in which you reside to change your name. If your local court approves your request for a name change, which they wilrmation, instructions and forms that will allow you to obtain a name change in Colorado by petitioning the Court. Petitioning the Court means that you, as resident of the state of Colorado, are makingg marriage, divorce, convenience, honoring an ancestral name or simply personal preference. There are a number of different ways to change your name in the state of Colorado. This packet provides infoFindLegalForms.com Colorado Name Change Kit ©FindLegalForms, Inc. 2005 INFORMATION Colorado Petition for Change of Name -- Adult Overview People change their name for many different reasons, includin Colorado