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Michigan [_] Doctors, dentists, medical records, etc. [_] Utility Companies (phone, cable, gas, electric, internet, etc.) [_] Clubs or Memberships [_] Frequent-flyer cards [_] Legal Contracts and Wills tirement plans [_] Credit Card companies [_] Bank Accounts (checking accounts, savings accounts, etc.) [_] Voter Registration [_] Insurance (life, health, automobile, home or rental insurance, etc.) formation 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 [_] 401K / IRAs / Keoghs / reour 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.html This link provides inrity Administration Michigan 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 y0,1607,7-127-1585_1587_1588-76416--,00.html These links provide information on how to change your name on your driver's license and vehicle title and registration in the state of Michigan. Social Secu that state. Michigan Department of State http://www.michigan.gov/sos/0,1607,7-127--25240--,00.html http://www.michigan.gov/sos/0,1607,7-127-1585_1587_1590-76420--,00.html http://www.michigan.gov/sos/ event, you may wish to send a copy of your certified Name Change Order to that department for their records. If you were born in a different state, you may wish to contact an equivalent department of you were born in the state of Michigan, you may obtain a copy of your original birth certificate, or amend your existing birth certificate, through the Division of Vital Records, linked above. In anynge Kit 7 APPENDIX A Relevant Agencies State of Michigan: Vital Records http://www.michigan.gov/documents/bxcourt_6628_7.pdf Vital Records Changes P.O. Box 30721 Lansing, MI 48909 (517) 335-8660 Ifsome 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 Chawill 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 take certify your Name Change Order. This is the final official step of Instructions-Name Change Kit 6 the name change process. Contact your local court to obtain a certified copy of this order, which me change to any organization or person specifically ordered by the court. C. FINISHING UP. Step 10. Getting your Certified Judgment. Several weeks after the court has received your affidavit, it will Naturalization Service, the Selective Service System, a former spouse, the Bankruptcy Court or any other party that the court considers appropriate. In any event, be sure to provide notice of your nar Name Change. In connection with your application, the judge may require that you notify additional specific parties of your name change request. This may include such entities as the Immigration andocument at that time and grant your name change. In addition, he may order you to provide notice of your name change to other parties, as explained in Step 9. Step 9. Notify Additional Entities of Yougiven by the judge. Don't be nervous ­ the judge will guide you through any proceedings that do happen. If a hearing is held, and the Order wasn't previously signed, the judge will probably sign the dge Petition, the Order (if the clerk did not take it from you at the time of filing), and any other items that you think might be needed. At the hearing, make note of and comply with all instructions forgo a hearing if a case is very simple. If there is a hearing in your case, be sure that you know where the courtroom is and be certain to bring all relevant papers with you, including the Name Chan your court after you have received its notice to determine if a hearing will be held on your name change request and, if so, to confirm the date and time of that hearing. In some cases, a court will 8 weeks after you mailed your fingerprint card to the Michigan police, be sure to contact the court to find out what is happening in your case. Step 8. Attend Hearing, if necessary. You should contactyou a notice containing the time, date, and location of your hearing. Be sure to make a note of this; the court will probably not send a follow up to this notice. If you have not heard from the court report to the local court in which you filed your name change petition. Once this information has been received and reviewed by the court, it will schedule the hearing on your petition and will mail f Investigation. The Federal Bureau of Investigation will review their records and report any information to the Michigan police, which will collate all of the data it has received and send a completeCenter 7150 Harris Drive Lansing, MI 48913 Once the police have received your fingerprints, they will review their criminal records and, in turn, will forward your fingerprints to the Federal Bureau oy to determine the amount of this fee. The address to which the documents must be sent or delivered is as follows: Instructions-Name Change Kit 5 Michigan State Police Criminal Justice Information together with a copy of your Petition for Name Change and the appropriate fee to the Michigan State Police. Checks must be payable to the State of Michigan. You should contact your local police agencciently. Step 7. Send your fingerprints to the Michigan State Police, who will evaluate your case. After you have had your fingerprints taken and have filed your documents, send your fingerprint card, in court. If you have any questions about the status of your name change request, or other specific questions about your case, you can use this number to allow court personnel to assist you more effiwill assign a file number and establish a file. The "file number" is the number assigned to your request for a name change. This is the reference number that you will use for the duration of your timenclude at least 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, a signed order. Step 6. The court edule that hearing. Additionally, you should ask that if one or both of the orders can be signed without a hearing, that the clerk return that executed order to you in one of the envelopes provided. Iting. 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 as a request to schut $150. 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 that you are submitt in advance to determine where you will need to file the documents, or can ask at the courthouse. You will be required to pay the filing fee at the time you bring in your documents, which will be abog of your request to change your name, it will not be official until the judge has signed your order and you have completed your publication requirements, as discussed below. You can contact your courirections specific to the court in which you are filing. In any event, you should listen carefully to the clerk's instructions and follow them precisely. NOTE: Even though you have completed the filinnvelope with you for this purpose. She may instruct you to bring one or both of the orders with you to a court hearing, at which time the judge would complete and sign it. She may provide additional dds. Ask the clerk if you need to file your Name Change Order at this time. She may take these documents, have them signed by a judge and mailed back to you - you should have a self-addressed stamped eopies of those documents. Tell the filing clerk that you are filing a Petition for a Name Change. The clerk will then take your original documents, and return to you a file-stamped copy for your recoro find out about any defects in the documents you are filing. Instructions-Name Change Kit 4 In Person ­ You should bring in the original copies of your completed forms, as well as at least three clocal Circuit Court. You can file the forms in person, 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 t Change with you when you go to get your fingerprints taken: the police agency that is taking your prints may require this documentation. B. GOING TO COURT. Step 5. File the signed Petition with your rprints taken. You can usually have your fingerprints taken by a local Sheriff's Office or a police station in your area for about $10. Do not forget to take a copy of your completed Petition for Nameng, as well as the blanks that show the court's findings. Step 4. Have Your Fingerprints Taken. After you have completed your documents, if you are over the age of 22, you will need to have your fingeete when he or she is going to sign your document. DO NOT COMPLETE ANY OTHER INFORMATION ON THIS FORM. The court will fill in all additional blanks indicating the time, date and location of your heariwish to have and check to make sure that it is legible and correct. Date Blanks. Do not complete the initial blanks in the document relating to the month, date and year. This is for the judge to compl"name of," you should insert your full current name. The second blank 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 in the same spaces as you did on your Petition. If you become confused, refer back to the instructions provided above. "In the matter of the change of name of/to" In the first blank, after the words o/courtforms/namechange/pc52.pdf or http://www.findlegalforms.com/public/NAMECHG/ORD-MISTATE.pdf Heading Box. This is a similar heading box as in the Name Change Petition. Provide the same informationhalf of a minor child. [_]Name Change Order. This document is an order that will be signed by the court, confirming the completeness of your name change. Michigan State: http://courts.michigan.gov/sca your name, address, and phone number under that signature. Items 10-12. Do not complete items 10 through 12 in this petition. These are items that are relevant only if you are filing a petition on beeave your birth name in the certificate as well, you do not need to check this box. Signature. Instructions-Name Change Kit 3 Sign one signature block on the document. In addition, you must provide to eliminate your birth name on your birth certificate and substitute in your changed name in its place. If you are seeking only to add your new name to your existing birth certificate, and wish to lblank, provide your date of birth, including the month, day, and year. Item 9. This item is one that is optional for you to complete. By checking the box next to the number 9, you are asking the courtwhich you again 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 is legible and correct. In the last , you should be able to leave this section blank. Item 8. In the first blank of this item, following the words "petitioner," you should insert your full current name. The second blank is the point at in which you are filing for at least one year prior to this name change request. Item 7. This item is to be filled out only if you are seeking a name change for a minor. If you are using this packageith your name change request. Item 6. This item does not require any action on your part, but in signing the petition you are asserting under penalty of law that you have been a resident of the countyas should be the case if you are using this package, you may leave this section blank. If you do have a criminal record, you should consult an attorney about additional steps to take to move forward wl research or consult with an attorney before completing any forms. Item 5. In this section, you must write your name in the blank if you have a criminal record. If you do not have a criminal record, ent. A fraudulent intent would include, for example, any desire to evade creditors or to run from criminal charges. If you are not sure whether or not this item applies to you, you should do additionaame change. Item 4. This item does not require any action on your part, but in signing the petition you are asserting under penalty of law that you are not seeking a name change for any fraudulent inttheir personality. You should provide 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 ntion about why you wish to change your 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 age, you should check the box next to item b, indicating that you are an adult requesting a name change for yourself. Item 3. Instructions-Name Change Kit 2 This section asks you to provide informacase was assigned, and whether or not the case is still pending in that court. Item 2. This item asks you to indicate the person for whom the name change is being requested. If you are using this packhe box to left of the number 1. If your family has previously filed such an action, indicate the name of the court in which this action was filed, the case number of the filing, the judge to whom the y have filed an action for a name change, and if such an action exists, whether or not it is still pending in court. If your family has not previously filed an action for a name change, do not check t, the name that you wish to adopt. Insert the complete name that you wish to have and check to make sure that it is legible and correct. Item 1. This item asks whether or not any members of your familter of the change of name of/to" In the first blank, after the words "name of," you should insert your full current name. The second blank is the point at which you provide your proposed name, that is on the right side of the page. This is a number that will be assigned to your request by the court after you have completed your filing. The court will fill in this blank at a later time. "In the matcourts, you may look in your local telephone directory or on the Internet at http://www.courts.michigan.gov/scao/selfhelp/general/countyclerksbycounty.pdf Do not be concerned with the "File No." blank include similar information at the top of each of the forms, including the county in which you reside and in which you are filing your name change request. For a list of Michigan counties and county o/courtforms/namechange/pc51.pdf or http://www.findlegalforms.com/public/NAMECHG/PET-MISTATE.pdf Heading Box/County Information. This is the box of text at the top of the page. You will be required toermine whether they will accept documents completed by hand. [_]Petition for Name Change. This is your official request to the court to change your name. Michigan State: http://courts.michigan.gov/scahe court may reject forms that are difficult to read or may input the information incorrectly, causing your application to be delayed or rejected. You should check with your local Circuit Court to detge Kit 1 These Adobe Acrobat PDF forms may be completed 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. Tr she will assist you in finding the appropriate division in which to file. Step 3: Filling Out the Forms. You must complete the Name Change Petition and the Name Change Order. Instructions-Name Chan listed at the following websites: Circuit Courts (and their clerks): http://www.courts.michigan.gov/scao/selfhelp/general/countyclerksbycounty.pdf Ask to speak with the clerk in your courthouse; he oific to your situation. To contact a clerk of a Circuit Court in your county you may locate its address and telephone number in your local telephone directory. You may also use the contact information) 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 speco 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; (2 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 clerk tor on the Internet at the following link: http://www.michiganlegislature.org/mileg.asp?page=getObject&objName=mcl-2881939-XI&highlight= If you find any of this law difficult or confusing, you may wish law before beginning this process. The relevant law may be found at sections 711.1 to 711.3 of the Michigan Probate Code. You can locate these sections in either the law library of your local court, cluded 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 should also review Michigan name changelly. You should read this package of instructions and information, as well as the instructions contained in the official forms, carefully before you begin completing any of the documents. The forms inr all serious legal matters. Information-Name Change Kit 5 INSTRUCTIONS Michigan Petition for Change of Name -- Adult A. GETTING STARTED ­ COMPLETING THE FORMS Step 1: Read the Instructions Carefud 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 materials. An attorney should be consulted fotal, special, exemplary or consequential damages (including, but not limited to, procurement of substitute goods or services, loss of use, data, or profits or business interruption), however caused anfor your particular needs. The materials are used at your own risk. In no event will FindLegalForms, Inc., its agents, partners or affiliates be responsible or liable for any direct, indirect, incidenrms of Use" found at findlegalforms.com. These materials are provided "AS-IS." We do not give any express or implied warranties of merchantability, suitability or completeness of any of the materials No Attorney-Client relationship is created by use of these materials. FindLegalForms, Inc. does not provide legal advice. The purchase and use of these materials is subject to the "Disclaimers and Telinked below may be modified by the State of Michigan or its local courts from time to time, so you should check with your local clerk to ensure that the forms you are using are up to date. Disclaimerourt may reject forms that are difficult to read, or may input the information incorrectly; these mistakes may cause your request to be delayed or rejected. Information-Name Change Kit 4 The forms and Name Change Order. You should fill out the forms manually, either with a typewriter or by hand. If you are not using a typewriter, use black ink and print as legibly and neatly as possible. The cfraudulent, illegal or other improper purposes. Materials This packet contains: 1. 2. 3. 4. Information for the Name Change Packet; Instructions for the Name Change Packet; Petition for Name Change; charges pending against you; Have been adjudicated a bankrupt; Have judgments or liens of record against you, or actions or proceedings pending to which you are a party; or Are changing your name for of the county where you will file your petition. You may not use this packet if you: 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. Are under the age of 18; Are requesting a name change on behalf of someone else; Have criminal e. 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 18; A resident of the state of Michigan; and A residentriod, it may take several weeks before the court fixes the date of your hearing and you appear in court. If the judge approves your request, he will sign an order permitting you to assume your new nam take to complete the name change process. After you have sent your fingerprints to the Michigan police, it may take up to 2 months for them to make a complete review of your background. After that pe change. 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 willtically? 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 thattinue to 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 automafor a name 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 cono participate in a hearing to rebut this presumption. 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 ho petitions for a name change has a criminal record, it is presumed that that individual is seeking a name change with a fraudulent intent. The person seeking a name change will, in that case, need t certain special steps that must be taken before a name change can take place, including notification of and consent to your name change by additional entities. Under Michigan law, if the individual wme, can I still change my name? If you have been convicted of a violent felony offense, or certain other felonies, have been charged with a crime, or are currently incarcerated or on parole, there arey 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 criyou 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 familour 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, ognized 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 y election in your decree ­ by informing the court in which you have filed for divorce or instructing your attorney to that effect ­ that decree is the equivalent of a name change order. It will be rectime. If I just got divorced, do I need 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 thise Information-Name Change Kit 2 license, you cannot later change the license to reflect the name you wish to use after your marriage. You may, however, use this package to change your name at this an official copy of this certificate to change your name on other documents, including your driver's license and credit cards. In some jurisdictions, if you did not select this option on your marriagon 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 of the name change. You may useother hearing. If I just got married, do I need to file a name change request? Under Michigan law, a person may change his name on his marriage certificate, if he has properly filled out the informatiyou did the first time. If there was simply a procedural problem (e.g., you did not submit your fingerprints to the proper authorities), you can simply fix the problem and ask the court to schedule anyour 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 information that r 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 to support st 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 out why youyour name change. These factors, and the court's reaction to any such information, may also have an impact on the final determination of your name change request. What can I do if my name change reque are any pending charges or a record of conviction against you. Notice of your name change hearing will be published according to the court's orders, and individuals may appear in court and object to creditors or planning the commission of a crime. In addition, if you are over the age of 22, a copy of your fingerprints will be forwarded to the department of state police to determine whether therese. 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 purpose could include, for example, intending to defraudse 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 court will take any particular action in any particular cating your name change will cost about $10 each. Other entities, including the DMV and the Social Security Administration, may charge for reissued identification cards imprinted with your new name. Thee change. If you are over the age of 22, you will need to pay a fee to Information-Name Change Kit 1 have your fingerprints taken to complete your petition. Certified copies of the final order granto change my name? In the state of Michigan, it costs about $150 dollars to change your name with the court. There may be additional costs requiring payment, both before and after you receive your nam at a 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 he courthouse after you have completed them. That way, you can confirm with the filing clerk that your request is complete and properly filed. In addition, your local court may require that you appearall of my forms at home, 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 thigan to use the forms provided in this package. Note that in order to file a name change in your county, you must have lived in that county for at least one year prior to your filing. Can I complete nswers 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 18 years of age and a resident of the state of Micst likely do, you will be awarded an official order 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 ag an official request of the family division 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 moormation, instructions and forms that will allow you to obtain a name change in Michigan by petitioning the Court. Petitioning the Court means that you, as resident of the state of Michigan, are makinng 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 Michigan. This packet provides infFindLegalForms.com Michigan Name Change Kit ©FindLegalForms, Inc., 2005 INFORMATION Michigan Petition for Change of Name -- Adult Overview People change their name for many different reasons, includi Michigan