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Illinois r phone number listed below. Thank you in advance for your cooperation. Best regards, _______________________ _______________________ _______________________ ice for the cost of publication to me at your earliest convenience. If you have any questions or comments about my request or about the enclosed Notice, please feel free to contact me at the address oecutive weeks in your newspaper. After publication has been completed, please send a Certificate of Publication of the Notice to me in the enclosed self-addressed stamped envelope. Please send an invoMadam: Re: __________________, Case number: _________ Enclosed you will find a "Notice of Filing Petition For Change of Name" in the abovereferenced case. Please run this Notice once a week for 3 cons_. _________________________________ Petitioner LETTER TO NEWSPAPER DATE: ____________________ __________________________ Newspaper __________________________ __________________________ Dear Sir or ________________ to the name of ________________________________________________________________ pursuant to 735 ILCS 5/21-101 et seq. Dated at _____________________, Illinois, _________________, 20_______ County Courthouse located at ______________ I will file a Petition For Change of Name in this Court asking the Court to change my present name of ________________________________________________ PETITION FOR CHANGE OF NAME Public notice is hereby given on the ______________ day of _________, 20 __, at ____ _. m., or as soon thereafter as this matter may be heard, in Courtroom No. ___ of the DGE STATE OF ILLINOIS IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE ___________ JUDICIAL CIRCUIT __________________ COUNTY IN RE THE MATTER OF: _____________________ ) ) ) ) ) No. _______ ) ) ) NOTICE OF FILING OF_____________________________________________________, by which said last-mentioned name shall be hereafter known and called. DATE: _________________________ ENTER: ________________________________ JU should not be granted. IT IS THEREFORE ORDERED, ADJUDGED AND DECREED that the said Petitioner's name be, and the same is here by changed from _______________________________________________ to ______nded to the date hereof, have been complied with; that this Court has jurisdiction of the persons and of the subject matter hereof; and that no reason appears why the prayer in said petition containeded and specified in an Act of the General Assembly of the State of Illinois, entitled "An Act to Revise the Law in Relation to Names," approved February 25, 1874, and in force July 1, 1784, and as ame said Petitioner is a resident of the state of Illinois and has resided therein continuously for a period of at least six months next preceding ___________________, 20____; that the conditions mentionPetition was to be filed, together with the name sought to be assumed; and the Court being fully advised of the premises, doth find: That all material facts alleged in said petition are true; that thensertion of which was at least six weeks prior to ______________________, 20____; the said Petition being signed by the said Petitioner and setting forth the return day of the Court at which the said of in __________________________, a newspaper of general circulation published in the county wherein said Petitioner resides; said publication having been made for three consecutive weeks, the first iand its attached affidavit, and the Certificate of Publication filed herein, and it appearing that previous notice of the intended application for change of name was given by publishing a notice thereTHE MATTER OF: _____________________ ) ) ) ) ) No. _______ ) ) JUDGMENT FOR CHANGE OF NAME The cause having come to be heard upon the Petition filed herein, and the Court having read said Petition n this _______ day of ___________, 20____. ________________________________ Notary Public STATE OF ILLINOIS IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE ___________ JUDICIAL CIRCUIT __________________ COUNTY IN RE ed this Petition; that I read this Petition and know the contents thereof, and the matters and things therein stated are true. ________________________________ Affiant Subscribed and sworn before me o oath deposes and says that I am acquainted with ________________________________, who resides at ____________________________________________ and who is the Petitioner in this cause, and who has signesaid that she/he verily believes the same to be true. ________________________, Plaintiff STATE OF ILLINOIS ) SS AFFIDAVIT COUNTY OF _______________) ____________________________ being duly sworn onfies that the statements set forth in this instrument are true and correct, except as to matters therein stated to be on information and belief and as to such matters the undersigned certifies as afor_______, as provided by 735 ILCS 5/21-101 et seq. ______________________, Plaintiff Under penalties as provided by law pursuant to Section 5/1-109 of the Code of Civil Procedure, the undersigned certit. 8. I am not required to register under the Sex Offender Registration Act (see 730 ILCS 150/1, et seq.). WHEREFORE, I request that my name be changed from its current form to ______________________hereof. 7. I have not been convicted, in any state or country, of sexual abuse, where the victim was under 18 years of age when the offense was committed or indecent solicitation of a child or an adule (3) consecutive weeks. A true and correct copy of the Notice of Publication together with a publisher's certificate of publication is attached to this Petition as "Exhibit A" hereto and made a part untry of __________________. 6. I have given due notice of my intended application by publication in _____________________, a newspaper of general circulation published in ___________ County, for three, and I have been a resident of the State of Illinois for at least 6 consecutive months before I filed this Petition. 5. I was born in the city of ____________, county of _______________ and state/co me is: ________________________________________________________________________ _______________________________. 4. I am a resident of the State of Illinois and the county of ___________ in said state a change of name, pursuant to the provisions of 735 ILCS 5/21-101 et seq. 2. My current full name is: ________________________________________________. 3. The new name I would like the court to give the Petitioner in the above-named captioned matter, without the assistance of an attorney, ask this Court to change my name. In support of my Petition, I respectfully represent as follows: 1. I desir______ COUNTY IN RE THE MATTER OF: _____________________ ) ) ) ) ) No. _______ ) ) PETITION FOR CHANGE OF NAME To the Honorable Judge of the above-named Court: I, ________________________________,lity to save forms is a limitation of the free Adobe software. APPENDIX C Illinois Name Change Forms (General) STATE OF ILLINOIS IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE ___________ JUDICIAL CIRCUIT ____________inted 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 have Adobe Acrobat Approval or Adobe Acrobat. The inabi 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 should print. You may also select specific pages to be pr 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, hold down the SHIFT key while pressing the TAB key. Tosing 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 that you have already completed, use your mouse, go to don't inadvertently skip certain fields. 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The box for the fiel 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 text in a field on the forms, use your mouse to move youPENDIX B Completing the Forms Online Some, but not all, of the Illinois forms linked to above permit you to complete your forms online. If your forms are not formatted to be completed online, you willcal records, etc. [_] Utility Companies (phone, cable, gas, electric, internet, etc.) Appendix A 1 [_] Clubs or Memberships [_] Frequent-flyer cards [_] Legal Contracts and Wills Appendix A 2 APCard companies [_] Bank Accounts (checking accounts, savings accounts, etc.) [_] Voter Registration [_] Insurance (life, health, automobile, home or rental insurance, etc.) [_] Doctors, dentists, mediyour 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 [_] 401K / IRAs / Keoghs / retirement plans [_] Credit nd how to find a social security administration office near you. United States Department of State http://travel.state.gov/passport/forms_overview.html This link provides information on how to change s 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 to change your name on your social security card, aicense and car registration in the state of Illinois. Note that obtaining a corrected license may require an in-person appearance at a Drivers Service Facility. Social Security Administration Illinoiis Secretary of State: Services for Motorists http://www.sos.state.il.us/departments/drivers/drivers_license/duplicate.html This link provides information on how to change your name on your driver's lth certificate, through the Illinois Bureau of Vital Statistics. If you were born outside of the state of Illinois, you should contact the equivalent agency in the state in which you were born. Illinogfield, IL 62702-5097 http://www.idph.state.il.us/vitalrecords/birth.htm If you were born in the state of Illinois, you may obtain a copy of your original birth certificate, or amend your existing birncluded in Appendix A. CONGRATULATIONS AND GOOD LUCK! Instructions-Name Change Kit 9 APPENDIX A Relevant Agencies Illinois Bureau of Vital Statistics State of Illinois ­ Department of Health Sprinmay amend your personal documents to reflect your name change. This may take some time, so be patient! A list of agencies that you may wish to contact, and contact information for those entities, is ibtain a certified copy of this order, which will cost about $5 per copy. Instructions-Name Change Kit 8 Step 10. Changing your Personal Documents. After you have received your certified order, you y one or two weeks after the court has received your affidavit, it will certify your Judgment for Name Change. This is the final official step of the name change process. Contact your local court to ot considers appropriate. In any event, be sure to provide notice of your name change to any organization or person specifically ordered by the court. Step 9. Getting your Certified Order. Approximatelname change request. This may include such entities as the Immigration and Naturalization Service, the Selective Service System, a former spouse, the Bankruptcy Court, or any other party that the courur name change. C. FINISHING UP. Step 8. Notify Additional Entities of Your Name Change. In connection with your application, the judge may require that you notify additional specific parties of your comply with all instructions given by the judge. Don't be nervous ­ the judge will guide you through any proceedings that do happen. The judge will probably sign the document at this time and grant yo your papers either to the clerk or to the judge, depending on the instructions that you are given. Depending on your situation, you may not need to say anything. However, you should make note of and 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 hearing, when your name is called, move to the front of the courtroom and givement are acceptable, and the exact amount you will be required to pay. After you have had your documents stamped and paid your filing fee, proceed to your designated courtroom at the appropriate time.ked to pay the filing fee for your name change at this time, the amount of which will vary from county to county. You should call your local clerk before coming to court to determine what forms of paymp copies of your documents. If you would like additional copies for your records, you can bring them with you to be stamped, but the court will retain all original copies in its files. You will be as. 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 courthouse. The filing clerk will file-stare notaries 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 bookome counties, a separate affidavit of an acquaintance, the person signing the document must sign it in front of the Notary Public. This too will then become a verified document. In many areas, there an his/her presence. Once you have done this, your petition becomes what is known as a "Verified Petition" or a "Notarized Petition." In order to complete the consent portion of your petition, or, in se signature block on each form. If there is a space next to the signature for a Notary Public you must bring the relevant Instructions-Name Change Kit 7 documents to a Notary Public and sign them iocal court clerk to determine what the proper procedure for your county is. Step 6. Sign the Petition and Consent in front of Notary (AS NECESSARY). After you have completed your documents, look at th your petition 6 weeks before you appear in court, while others, including Lake County and Kane County, permit you to file your documents on the date of your appearance. Be sure to consult with your lcuments at the time that you schedule your court date or on the date that you appear in court is a matter that differs from county to county. Some counties, including Mason County, require you to filen, be sure to contact the paper in which you published your notice to obtain a copy. Step 5.5 File Your Documents Before Your Appearance In Court (CERTAIN JURISDICTIONS ONLY). Whether you file your do you a certificate confirming the dates and completeness of your publication. You will be required to bring this confirmation into court with you. If you do not automatically receive this certificatiocourt). Included in Appendix C is a letter that you can use to accompany your Notice of Publication, explaining what you are requesting. After your publication run is complete, the newspaper will sendbefore the hearing date on your petition. In addition, your notice must be signed by you and include the date on which your petition is to be filed (i.e., the date that you earlier scheduled with the ect, you should review Illinois law at 735 ILCS 5/21-103(a), or consult the clerk of your local court. The notice must be published for three consecutive weeks, and must be published at least 6 weeks ewspaper of general circulation that is distributed in the community in which you reside. That newspaper must be one that publishes at least one issue a week. If you are unsure about what paper to selpear at your hearing. Step 5. Submit Notice of Publication to Local Newspaper. If you are over the age of 18, the state of Illinois requires you to publish a notice of your intended name change in a nwspaper, as explained in Step 5 below. NOTE: Be certain to make a note of the time and date of your court hearing. Most courts will not send a reminder of this date, and you will need to be sure to apyour petition, as you cannot be certain when your local newspaper will begin publication of your notice. As soon as you have obtained your court date, schedule the publication of your notice in the nelaw, you have to publish a notice of your name change in a newspaper at least 6 weeks before you file your petition. To be safe, you should schedule a court date at least 7 or 8 weeks before you file ); or http://www.findlegalforms.com/public/NAMECHG/MASONCTY.pdf Instructions-Name Change Kit 6 Step 4. Schedule Your Court Date. Call your local courthouse to schedule a court date. Under Illinois us/elibrary/forms/circlk/noticepub.pdf; or http://www.findlegalforms.com/public/NAMECHG/LAKECTY.pdf Mason County: http://www.masoncountyil.org/Forms/NameChangeForms.pdf (see page 3 of the pdf documentww.dupageco.org/courtclerk/pdf/3250.pdf; or http://www.findlegalforms.com/public/NAMECHG/DUPAGECTY.pdf Kane County: http://www.cic.co.kane.il.us/forms/p2-pn-010.htm Lake County: http://www.co.lake.il.act your local newspaper to see if they have a template that they require. · · · · · Illinois state: See Appendix C; or http://www.findlegalforms.com/public/NAMECHG/ILSTATE.pdf DuPage County: http://won about this notice is given in Step 5 below. Note that many newspapers have a form that you may use to create this publication notice, though some other forms are provided here. You may want to contco.kane.il.us/forms/newcase1.htm [_] Notice of Publication. This is a notice that you will need to publish in your local newspaper at least 6 weeks prior to filing your petition. Additional informati sheet along with your name change petition. If you have any questions about this form, you should contact your local clerk. · · De Kalb County: (contact your local court) Kane County: http://www.cic.NAMECHG/ILSTATE.pdf Kane County: http://www.cic.co.kane.il.us/forms/p2-pn-008.htm [_] New Case Information Sheet (IF NECESSARY). In certain counties, you are required to submit a new case informations not included on your petition, you should contact your local court to determine whether or not you will need such a form. · · Illinois state: See Appendix C; or http://www.findlegalforms.com/public/tition in Appendix C. DO NOT HAVE THIS DOCUMENT SIGNED AT THIS TIME. See Step 6, below, for additional information. If you don't see a form for your county here, and an affidavit for an acquaintance itition is true. In some jurisdictions, this affidavit is included as a part of the petition: Cook County, De Kalb County, DuPage County and Mason County. It is also included in the general Illinois Pe] Acquaintance Consent (IF NECESSARY). Certain counties require an affidavit ­ i.e., a sworn statement ­ from someone who knows you that confirms that the information that you have provided in your pe · Instructions-Name Change Kit 5 · 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 granting your name change. [_ing on the Petition. "Changed from __________ to _________________." In the first blank here, insert your current complete name. In the second blank, insert your proposed complete name. · · · · · e that you have scheduled for your hearing on the Petition. This item explains that you have been a resident of Illinois for at least six months prior to the date that you have scheduled for your heart you have scheduled for your hearing on the Petition. This item explains that you have published notice of your name change at least six weeks before that date. "Preceding __________." Insert the datu become confused, refer back to the instructions provided above. "Name Of_____." This is the space in which you are to insert your current full name. "Six weeks prior to _______." Insert the date tha this part of the document. Heading Box. This is the same Heading Box as on the Petition for Change of Name of Adult. Provide the same information in the same spaces as you did on your Petition. If yorms.com/public/NAMECHG/MCHENRYCTY.pdf "No ______." You will not be able to fill out this number. The court will assign your petition an index number at a later time, and at that point you can completeee page 4 of the pdf document); or http://www.findlegalforms.com/public/NAMECHG/MASONCTY.pdf McHenry County: http://www.co.mchenry.il.us/CountyDpt/circuit/forms/ncaorder.pdf; or http://www.findlegalfonty: http://www.co.lake.il.us/elibrary/forms/circlk/adultdecree.pdf; or http://www.findlegalforms.com/public/NAMECHG/LAKECTY.pdf Mason County: http://www.masoncountyil.org/Forms/NameChangeForms.pdf (snt) DuPage County: http://www.dupageco.org/courtclerk/pdf/3252.pdf; or http://www.findlegalforms.com/public/NAMECHG/DUPAGECTY.pdf Kane County: http://www.cic.co.kane.il.us/forms/p2-pn-009.htm Lake Cous/CCCH0039.pdf; or http://www.findlegalforms.com/public/NAMECHG/COOKCTY.pdf De Kalb County: http://www.circuitclerk.org/Civil/PROCEDURE%20FOR%20A%20LEGAL%20 NAME%20CHANGE.pdf (see page 6 of pdf documeame thing. Instructions-Name Change Kit 4 · · · · · · · Illinois State: See Appendix C; or http://www.findlegalforms.com/public/NAMECHG/ILSTATE.pdf Cook County: http://198.173.15.31/forms/pdf_file name remains as it was before and you must continue to use that name officially. Additionally, some jurisdictions refer to this document as a "Decree" or an "Order"these are different names for the snature lines. · · · · · · [_] Judgment for Change of Name. This "Judgment" is an order that will be signed by the court to complete your name change. Note that until this judgment is signed, yourance. Conclusion. Insert your proposed full name again in the blank after the word "to." Signature. Sign each blank line that precedes the word "Plaintiff," and write your name below each of those sig3) not be required to register under the Sex Offender Registration Act. 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 assistin completing this form you are asserting under penalty of law that they are true statements for you. You therefore must (1) desire a change of name; (2) not have been convicted of sexual abuse; and (de the name of the county in which that newspaper publishes. Additional information about this requirement is listed in Step 5 below. Items 1, 7 and 8. These items require no action on your part, but ited States, include the name of the country in which you were born. Item 6. Insert the name of the newspaper in which you are going to publish notice of your intended name change. You must also inclu legible and correct. Item 4. Insert the name of the county in which you reside. Item 5. Provide information about the city, county and state in which you were born. If you were born outside of the Unre. · Item 3. This item is the point at which you provide your proposed name, that is, the name that you wish to adopt. Insert the complete name that you wish to have and check to make sure that it isthat appears on your official documents), then write "a.k.a." ("also know as"), followed by any other names that you use. Even if you have already been using your proposed name, write your old name he appear on your birth Instructions-Name Change Kit 3 certificate, and would not be considered a nickname or abbreviation. If you go by more than one name, list your official present name (the name in which you must again insert your current full name. Item 2. Where the document requests your current full name, write your complete current name here. Do not use any initials unless those initialsng. You can fill in this blank at that time. · · · "In the Matter of the Petition of." In this blank, after the words "Petition of," you should insert your full current name. Preamble. This is a blankourt/CircuitCourts/default1.htm. Do not be concerned with the "Number" 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 filidy printed on the form. For additional information about Illinois circuit courts and circuit court clerks, you may look in your local telephone directory or on the Internet at http://www.state.il.us/ch you are filing your name change request. If you are using a general form, you must complete all of this information yourself. If you are using a form for a specific county, this information is alrealar information at the top of each of the forms. Every form has a space for the number of the judicial circuit in which you are filing as well as the name of the county in which you reside and in whicrence between the forms, additional information will be provided in this package. · Heading Box/County Information. This is the box of text at the top of the page. You will be required to include simiHowever, the forms are very similar and substantially the same information is requested by each; it should be fairly simple to determine what information goes where. Where there is a significant diffe and Order. If you decide to use a form included with this package that is for use in a specific county then the numbering of these instructions may be slightly different from those on your document. etition.pdf; or http://www.findlegalforms.com/public/NAMECHG/MCHENRYCTY.pdf NOTE: The instructions below provide step-by-step directions for completing the general Illinois State Name Change Petitionon County: http://www.masoncountyil.org/Forms/NameChangeForms.pdf; or http://www.findlegalforms.com/public/NAMECHG/MASONCTY.pdf McHenry County: http://www.co.mchenry.il.us/CountyDpt/circuit/forms/NCAPhttp://www.findlegalforms.com/public/NAMECHG/KANECTY.pdf Lake County: http://www.co.lake.il.us/elibrary/forms/circlk/petnamechangea.pdf; or http://www.findlegalforms.com/public/NAMECHG/LAKECTY.pdf MasCTY.pdf DuPage County: http://www.dupageco.org/courtclerk/pdf/3253.pdf; or http://www.findlegalforms.com/public/NAMECHG/DUPAGECTY.pdf Kane County: http://www.cic.co.kane.il.us/forms/p2-pn-005.htm; or ircuitclerk.org/Civil/PROCEDURE%20FOR%20A%20LEGAL%20 Instructions-Name Change Kit 2 · · · · · NAME%20CHANGE.pdf (see page 5 of pdf document); or http://www.findlegalforms.com/public/NAMECHG/DEKALBw.findlegalforms.com/public/NAMECHG/ILSTATE.pdf Cook County: http://198.173.15.31/forms/pdf_files/CCCH0038.pdf; or http://www.findlegalforms.com/public/NAMECHG/COOKCTY.pdf De Kalb County: http://www.cut completing your forms online is available in Appendix B. [_] Name Change Petition. This is your official request to the court to change your name. · · · Illinois State: See Appendix C; or http://wwrectly, causing your application to be delayed or rejected. You should check with your local circuit court to determine whether they will accept documents completed by hand. Additional information aboyou 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 read or may input the information incors. 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 forms manually by typewriter or by hand. If e of Publication of your name change. Additional forms may be required by your jurisdiction. DO NOT SIGN ANY OF THESE DOCUMENTS. Step 6 will provide additional information about the signing your paperict): http://www.state.il.us/court/CircuitCourts/Circuit.asp Step 3: Filling Out the Forms. You must complete the Name Change Petition and the Judgment for Name Change. You must also complete a Notic the following websites: http://www.lexisone.com/legalresearch/legalguide/states/illinois.htm Circuit Court clerks: http://www.state.il.us/court/CircuitCourts/County.asp Circuit Court clerks (by distrecific to your situation. To contact the circuit court clerk in your county, you may locate its address and telephone number in your local telephone directory. You may also use the addresses listed at(2) the filing fees for a name change in your county; (3) if there are any additional, non-standard forms needed for the county in which you live; and (4) any additional questions that you may have sp to obtain additional details about your filing. Specifically, you will need to request information about the following: (1) the number of copies of the completed forms that you are required to file; sh to contact an attorney for additional assistance. Step 2: Contact your Court's Clerk. Given the extreme rule variations between local courts, you will need to contact your local circuit court clerkameChangeForms.pdf; or http://www.findlegalforms.com/public/NAMECHG/MASONCTY.pdf · · · Instructions-Name Change Kit 1 If you find this law or these instructions difficult or confusing, you may wie.il.us/elibrary/forms/circlk/adult%20change%20of%20name% 20info%20sheet.pdf; or http://www.findlegalforms.com/public/NAMECHG/LAKECTY.pdf Mason County: http://www.masoncountyil.org/Forms/InstructionsNPROCEDURE%20FOR%20A%20LEGAL%20 NAME%20CHANGE.pdf; or http://www.findlegalforms.com/public/NAMECHG/DEKALBCTY.pdf Kane County: http://www.cic.co.kane.il.us/name_change.htm Lake County: http://www.co.laka booklet, be sure to review it carefully, as this guidebook will probably answer any specific questions that you have about filing in that county. · De Kalb County: http://www.circuitclerk.org/Civil/ion, some Illinois counties provide instructional pamphlets that give information about filing for a name change in their district. These documents are linked below. If your county has published such 0050HArt%2E+X XI&ActID=2017&ChapAct=735%26nbsp%3BILCS%26nbsp%3B5%2F&ChapterID=56 &ChapterName=CIVIL+PROCEDURE&SectionID=62686&SeqStart=185200&SeqEnd =186600&ActName=Code+of+Civil+Procedure%2E In addit Procedure. You can locate these sections in either the law library of your local court, or on the Internet at the following link: http://www.legis.state.il.us/legislation/ilcs/ilcs4.asp?DocName=07350 your request. You should also review Illinois name change law before beginning this process. The relevant law may be found at 735 ILCS 5/21-101 through 735 ILCS 5/21-104 of the Illinois Code of Civilre you begin completing 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 rejectCOMPLETING THE FORMS 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 befouse of these materials. An attorney should be consulted for all serious legal matters. Information-Name Change Kit 5 INSTRUCTIONS Illinois Petition for Change of Name -- Adult A. GETTING STARTED ­ a, or profits or business 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 be responsible or liable for any direct, indirect, incidental, special, exemplary or consequential damages (including, but not limited to, procurement of substitute goods or services, loss of use, datlity, suitability or 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 mais option is not available in the form that you are using, you should print the blank forms and Information-Name Change Kit 4 complete them manually. If you are filling out the forms off-line and aublication Notices; and Letter to Newspaper. With some of the forms attached hereto, you may fill out the forms on your computer by entering the requested information in the appropriate fields. If thctions for the Name Change Packet; Name Change Petition; Judgment for Change of Name; Acquaintance Consent (for certain jurisdictions); New Case Information Sheet (for certain jurisdictions); Sample Pas a sex offender; or Are changing your name for fraudulent, illegal or other improper purposes. Materials This packet contains: 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. Information for the Name Change Packet; Instruet if you: 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. Are under the age of 18; Are requesting a name change on behalf of someone else; Have been convicted of a felony or certain sex/solicitation crimes; Are required to register equirements To use this packet you must be: 1. 2. 3. Over the age of 18; A resident of the state of Illinois; and A resident of the county where you will file your petition. You may not use this pack may file your completed forms with the court. After that, it may take one or two months before the court has signed an order. In total, the entire process will probably take between 3 and 4 months. R complete the name change process. You are required to publish a notice of your name change in the newspaper at least six weeks before you file your petition. Once you have waited those six weeks, you A list of agencies that you 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 Information-Name Change Kit 3 No. You must contact the appropriate agencies, and inform them of your name change. You may show them the certified Order issued by the court as proof of that change. use your old name in any official capacity. After I have received the order granting my name change, will my driver's license/birth certificate/social security card/credit cards change automatically?me change, can I start using my new name? No. Your request for a name change is simply that: a request. Until the judge has signed and certified the order granting your request, you should continue tobe taken before a name change 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 na, can I still change my name? If you have been convicted of a violent felony offense, or certain other felonies, and are currently incarcerated or on parole, there are certain special steps that must petition or to complete your child's name change; you must be 18 years of age or older and filling out the form for yourself alone to make use of the forms attached here. If I was convicted of a crimeu 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 for that child. You may not use this package to file a family r 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 change as well? No. If you wish to change your child's name, yonized 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 on their identification cards. If you did not select change youchange back to your maiden name only if you specified this in your divorce decree. If you have made this election in your decree, that decree is the equivalent of a name change order. It will be recogame 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 need to file for a name change? Your name will automatically ur name on other documents, including your driver's license and credit cards. If you did not select this option on your marriage license, you cannot later change your marriage license to reflect the nte. If an individual has completed the marriage certificate to indicate that he wishes to change his name, that document provides a record of the name change. You may use this certificate to change yochange request? Information-Name Change Kit 2 Under Illinois law, a person may change his name on his marriage certificate, if he has properly filled out the information requested on that certifica a Notary Public, or you did not complete your publication requirements), you can simply fix the problem and ask the court to schedule another hearing. If I just got married, do I need to file a name file again. You cannot simply resubmit your document with the same information that you did the first time. If there was simply a procedural problem (e.g., you did not sign your documents in front ofnying your request. If the judge finds that there was not enough evidence to support your request, you will have to wait until there is enough or different evidence to support it before you attempt toty that your request will be denied. If that is the case, be sure to find out 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 deinal determination of your name change request. What can I do if my name change request is denied? While it is true that in most cases a name change request will be granted, there is still a possibilig any objections to the court's attention. Whether or not any individual brings an objection into court, and the court's reaction to the content of any such objection, may also have an impact on the fn addition, as previously noted, you are required to publish notice of your name change in your local newspaper. This action is designed to ensure that the public is aware of your request and may brinname change request, as long as it is not being pursued for an improper purpose. An improper purpose could, for example, include intending to defraud creditors or planning the commission of a crime. Ithe court going to grant my name change request? Obviously, there is no guarantee that the court will take any particular action in any particular case. However, in most cases, the court will grant a er entities, including the DMV and the Social Security Administration, may charge for reissued identification cards imprinted with your new name. These added costs will vary from person to person. Is ove requiring payment, both before and after you receive your name change. You will need to pay a fee if you wish to obtain additional copies of your birth certificate for submission to the court. Otho agencies or companies as proof of the finality of your name change, will probably cost between $5 and $10, though costs may vary from county to county. There may be additional costs not mentioned abmanded by your local newspaper, the cost for publishing a notice of your name change may be as much as $120. Certified copies of the final order granting your name change, which you may need to show tte your request, including publication of a notice of your name change in at least one Information-Name Change Kit 1 newspaper in your county, as designated by the court. Depending on the prices deit costs about $200 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 may need to be paid in order to complerequest. This requirement varies widely between courts, and you should contact your local clerk's office for additional information. How much does it cost to change my name? In the state of Illinois, , you can confirm with the filing clerk that your request is complete and properly filed. In addition, your local circuit court may require that you appear at a hearing in support of your name change rt 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 have completed them. That wayprovided in this package. Note that to be a resident of a state, you must generally have lived in that state for at least 6 months. Can I complete all of my forms at home, or will I have to make a couuestions that you may have about the name change process: Who can use the forms included in this package? You must be at least 18 years of age and a resident of the state of Illinois to use the forms e 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 are answers to some common q an official request of the circuit 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 will most likely do, you will brmation, instructions and forms that will allow you to obtain a name change in Illinois by petitioning the Court. Petitioning the Court means that you, as resident of the state of Illinois, 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 Illinois. This packet provides infoFindLegalForms.com Illinois Name Change Kit ©FindLegalForms, Inc. 2004 INFORMATION Illinois Petition for Change of Name -- Adult Overview People change their name for many different reasons, includin Illinois