Fill and Sign the Name Change Instructions 497303320 Form

Prepared by U.S. Legal Forms, Inc. Copyright 2016 - U.S. Legal Forms, Inc. STATE OF FLORIDA NAME CHANGE FAMILY PACKET Control Number – FL-NAME-1 This packet contains the following: 1. Instructions ; 2. Forms List ; and 3. Access to Florida Law Summary. I. EXPLANATION OF PETITION FOR CHANGE OF NAME A. In Florida, an action for a court ordered Change of Name begins with the fling of a Petition in the Circuit Court. The Petition must contain certain information. The forms in this packet include the necessary information for a Family Name Change in the State of Florida. B. You can use this packet if: ► The individuals receiving the change of name have been a resident of and domiciled in the county in which the Petition for Name Change will be fled. ► The name change action is not fled in connection with an adoption or paternity. ► There is proper and reasonable cause for the requested change of name. ► The names are not being changed to avoid debts or defraud creditors. II. WHAT FORMS ARE INCLUDED A. Civil Cover Sheet (FL-NC-100) – required document containing general information required by the court. May be a general statewide form or a county specifc form. B. Petitions for Change of Name (FL-12-982f) – Ofcial Florida Family Law Form No. 12.982(f) – This document states the reasons and other required details for your name change. C. Supplemental Forms for Petition for Change of Change of Name (Adult and Minor) (FL-12-982f1 & FL-12-982f2) – This document provides additional details regarding your request for name change. D. Consent to Minor Name Change (FL-12-982d) – This document provides the written consent of a parent to the requested name change. Use this form when one parent is not a party to the action. E. Disclosure from Non-lawyer (FL-12-982a) – Form is required when any individual, who is not a Florida attorney, assists the petitioner in completing the forms for a fee. F. Final Judgments of Change of Names (FL-12-982g) - Ofcial Florida Family Law Form No. 12.982(g) – This is the fnal statement of the legalities and terms of your name change. Once this form is signed by the Judge and fled with the court, the name change is efective. 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. Note: This package contains forms for use throughout your State. However, some Counties, or Judges may require a diferent form, or modifcation to these forms. If this happens, please consult with your local Court Clerk. If you are required to use additional forms, please advise us by sending an e-mail to orders@uslegalforms.com. III. PROCEDURE FOR CHANGE OF NAME (FAMILY) FOR THE STATE OF FLORIDA A. Preliminary Note: 1. The attached forms may be completed by: a. Printing the forms and completing by hand. Use black ink and print neatly. b. Printing the forms and completing using a typewriter. c. By completing the forms 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 three (3) complete sets of forms. 4. 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 completed. You will need to add the name of the court and the full name of the Petitioner. The “Case No.” will be assigned by the court clerk at the time of fling. 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 – frst name, middle name, last name. 6. When a form is fled with the court, request the clerk “fle- stamp” one copy of the form for your fle. 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: The Petition for Change of Name must be accompanied by a set of the adult Petitioner’s fngerprints taken by a law enforcement agency. It is suggested that you contact the local Sherif’s ofce or Police Department and determine the procedure and fee for being fngerprinted. It must be done at a law enforcement agency and be taken on an FBI approved fngerprint card. Complete all the forms using complete names – middle names instead of middle initials. The primary petition should only be completed for the Petitioner. If you wish to change the names of more, you should complete and fle a Supplemental Form for Petition for Change of Name (Family) for each family member. The supplemental form is an attachment to the petition. An additional copy of the Supplemental Form for Petition for Change of Name (Family) is included herein as a separate form. NOTE: Be sure that the bottom of each page of each supplemental form is initialed by the petitioner(s). Step 2: If both parents agree to the change of name of any minors and live in the county where the change of name is sought, you may both fle as petitioners . In this situation, service is not necessary, and you need only to set a hearing . You should ask the clerk of court, family law intake staf , or judicial assistant about the local procedure for setting a hearing. Step 3: Next, you must obtain a fnal hearing date for the court to consider your request. You should ask the clerk of court, family law intake staf, or judicial assistant about the local procedure for setting a hearing. You may be required to attend the hearing. Included in these forms is a Final Judgment of Change of Name (Family). Florida Supreme Court Approved Family Law Form 12.982(g), which may be used when a judge grants a change of name for a family. If you attend the hearing, you should take the fnal judgment with you. You should complete the top part of the form, including the circuit, county, case number, division, and the name(s) of the petitioner(s) and leave the rest blank for the judge to complete. It should be typed or printed in black ink. Step 4: Obtain a certifed 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. 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 your “new” name. To assist in this process, we have prepared a comprehensive “name change notifcation package” for your state. To “Preview” and order this package, please use the following link: http://www.uslegalforms.com/f/FL-9087.htm Good 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 felds” created using Microsoft Word. “Form felds” 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 felds, 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 button and the form felds will be visible. The forms are locked which means that the content of the forms cannot be changed. You can only fll in the information in the felds. If you need to make any changes in the body of the form, it is necessary for 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 “unprotect 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 felds. After any required changes and re-protecting the document, click on the frst form feld and enter the required information. You will be able to navigate through the document from form feld to form feld using your tab key. Tab to a form feld and insert your data. If problems, please let us know. LAW SUMMARY The law summary for this package may be located and printed from the following address: http://www.uslegalforms.com/f/FL-NAME-1.htm DISCLAIMER These materials were developed by U.S. Legal Forms, Inc. based upon statutes and forms for the State of Florida. All Information and Forms are subject to this Disclaimer: All forms in this package are provided without any warranty, express or implied, as to their legal efect and completeness. Please use at your own risk. If you have a serious legal problem we suggest that you consult an attorney. U.S. Legal Forms, Inc. does not provide legal advice. The products ofered by U.S. Legal Forms (USLF) are not a substitute for the advice of an attorney. 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