Fill and Sign the Connecticut Connecticut Name Change Instructions and Forms Package for a Minor

Prepared by U.S. Legal Forms, Inc. Copyright 2018 - U.S. Legal Forms, Inc. STATE OF CONNECTICUT NAME CHANGE MINOR PACKET Control Number – CT -NAME-2 This packet contains the following: 1. Instructions; 2. Forms List; and 3. Access to Connecticut Law Summary. I. EXPLANATION OF PETITION FOR CHANGE OF NAME A. In Connecticut, an action for a court ordered Change of Name begins with the filing of a Petition in the Probate Court in the co unty in which the minor resides. The Petition must contain certain informati on. The forms in this packet include the necessary information for a Minor Name Change in the State of Connecticut. B. You can use this packet if: ► You have proper and reasonable cause for the requested change of name. ► You are not changing your name to avoid debts or defraud creditors. II. WHAT FORMS ARE INCLUDED A. Petition for Change of Name (CT- JD-PC -900) – This document states the reasons and other required details for your name change. B. Affidavit (CT- JD-PC-910A) – This document provides additional details regarding your request for name change. If you did not order a completion package and need access to the download page again for any of the above forms, please check your email for a link to that will redisplay the page for you. III. PROCEDURE FOR CHANGE OF NAME (MINOR) FOR THE STATE OF CONNECTICUT A. Preliminary Note: 1. The attached form may be completed by: a. Printing the form and completing by hand. Use black ink and print neatly. b. Printing the form and completing using a typewriter. c. By completing the form on your computer using a word processing program and then printing the forms. 2. Use complete names and not initials. Check your spelling carefully, a misspelled word can delay your name change. 3. Print two (2) complete sets of forms. 4. Complete the heading of the Petition. All forms with a heading – the name of the court, the Petitioner’s name, the case number , and the name of the document – require that the heading be co mpleted. If you do not know what is the proper “Division” of the Probate Court in which to file, go to http://www.jud.state.ct.us/scripts/prodir1.asp. By inputting the name of the town in which the Minor resides, the proper district and district number may be determined. You will need to add the name of the court and the full name of the Petitioner. 5. Forms that require your signature and include a notary block MUST be signed in the presence of the notary or court clerk who will complete the acknowledgement. Use your complete name – first name, middle name, last name. 6. When a form is filed with the court, request the clerk “file- stamp” one c opy of the form for your file. 7. A Law Summary is available and can be printed for your State. To do so, go to where you located this package and select the Law Summary link under the form title and print. Review the Law Summary before beginning the process of completing the forms. B. Procedure Step 1: Complete all the forms using complete names – middle names instead of middle initials. Step 2: File the Petition and a certified copy of your birth certificate showing both parents’ names in the Probate Court in the county in which you have been a resident and pay the appropriate fee. Step 3: After filing the Clerk will advise you how a hearing will be set and if publication of any notice is required. Both parents will receive notice of a last name change for a minor. The petitioner will be required to provide the Court with the current address of all parties. An absent parent will not be notified regarding a change in first name for a minor. Follow the directions of the Clerk. Step 4: Appear as directed by the Clerk. At the hearing, any persons objecting to the requested Name Change will be heard by the Court; and the Court may examine, upon oath, the Petitioner(s) or other persons concerning the Petition. Step 5: Obtain a certified copy of the Order from the Clerk after it has been signed by the Judge. You are now ready to notify appropriate persons and governmental agencies of the change. A certified copy of the Court Decree approving the name change should be presented to the registrar of vital statistics for the town of birth if the birt h name has changed. Step 6: If you own real estate, a certificate of change of name must be filed with the town clerk’s office where that real estate is located. Step 7: The Motor Vehicle Department, Social Security Administration, Passport Services, Employer, and Creditors should all be notified of the change in name. NOTIFICATION OF YOUR NAME CHANGE Now that you have completed the name change process and received your Order, Judgment or Decree of Name Change, it is very important that you immediately notify the necessary government agencies, business entities and individuals of you r “new” name. To assist in this process, we have prepared a comprehensive “nam e change notification package” for your state. To “Preview” and order this package, please use the following link: http://www.uslegalforms.com/ct/CT-9087.htm Go od Luck with your new name! If we may be of assistance in the future, please contact Customer Service: 1-(877) 389 -0141 - 8:30-5:00 Central Time Zone or http://www.uslegalforms.com/help/ NOTE ABOUT COMPLETING THE FORMS The forms in this packet contain “form fields” created using Microsoft Word. “Form fields” facilitate completion of the forms using your computer. They do not limit you ability to print the form “in blank” and complete with a typewriter or by hand. If you do not see the gray shaded form fields, go the View menu, click on Toolbars, and then select Forms. This will open the forms toolbar. Look for the button on the forms toolbar that resembles a shaded letter “a”. Click in this bu tton and the form fields will be visible. The forms are locked which means that the content of the forms canno t be changed. You can only fill in the information in the fields. If you need to make any changes in the body of the form, it is necessary fo r you “unlock” or “unprotect” the form. IF YOU INTEND TO MAKE CHANGES TO THE CONTENT, DO SO BEFORE YOU BEGIN TO FILL IN THE FIELDS. IF YOU UNLOCK THE DOCUMENT AFTER YOU HAVE BEGUN TO COMPLETE THE FIELDS, WHEN YOU RELOCK, ALL INFORMATION YOU ENTERED WILL BE LOST. To unlock, click on “Tools” in the Menu bar and then selecting “unpr otect document”. You may then be prompted to enter a password. If so, the password is “uslf”. That is uslf in lower case letters without the quotation marks . After you make the changes relock the document before you being to complete the fields. After any required changes and re-protecting the document, click on the fi rst form field and enter the required information. You will be able to navigate through the document from form field to form field using your tab key. Tab to a form field and insert your data. If problems, please let us know. LAW SUMMARY You may access the law summary by going to this URL address: http://www.uslegalforms.com/ct/CT-NAME-2.htm http://secure.uslegalforms.com/lawsummary/CT/CT- NAME-2.htm DISCLAIMER These materials were developed by U.S. Legal Forms, Inc. based upon statutes and forms for the State of Connecticut. All Information and Forms are subject to this Disclaimer: All forms in this package are provided without any warranty, express o r implied, as to their legal effect and completeness. Please use at your own risk. If you have a serious legal problem we suggest that you consult an attorney. 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