Fill and Sign the Name Change Instructions and Forms Package for an Adult New Jersey

Prepared by U.S. Legal Forms, Inc. Copyright 2016 - U.S. Legal Forms, Inc. STATE OF NEW JERSEY NAME CHANGE ADULT PACKET Control Number – NJ-NAME-1 This packet contains the following: 1. Instructions ; 2. Forms List ; and 3. Access to New Jersey Law Summary I. EXPLANATION OF COMPLAINT FOR CHANGE OF NAME A. In New Jersey, an action for a court ordered Change of Name begins with the fling of a Verifed Complaint in the Superior Court. The Complaint must contain certain information. The forms in this packet include the necessary information for an Adult Name Change in the State of New Jersey. B. You can use this packet if: ► If the person receiving the name change is 18 years of age or older, and a resident of the county in which the Verifed Complaint will be fled. ► There is proper and reasonable cause for the requested change of name. ► The change of name is not to avoid debts or defraud creditors. II. WHAT FORMS ARE INCLUDED A. Verifee Complaint Inclueing Certifcation of Plaintif for Name Change – (NJ-NC-100) This document states the reasons and other required details for your name change. B. Oreer Fixing Date of Hearing - (NJ-NC-101) This ofcially sets the matter for hearing. C. Final Juegment - (NJ-NC-102) 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. D. Proof of Mailing – (NJ-NC-103) Notice that your Complaint for Change of Name has been fled and the matter has been set for hearing. This should be published in the newspaper prior to the haring. E. Sample Newspaper Notice - (NJ-NC-104) This form is the form published in the newspaper to give the public notice of the name change. F. Civil Case Information Statement - (NJ-NC-105) This document provides additional information for the fling of the name change request. If you 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 (ADULT) FOR THE STATE OF NEW JERSEY A. Overview of the process of changing the name of an adult in New Jersey: 1. You must fll out forms and send them to the proper court with the appropriate fling fee. 2. Shortly after fling the forms, the court will return the complaint and order fiing the date of hearing and they will contain the Docket Number and they will inform you as to the newspaper where you must publish the date of the hearing. You should immediately contact the newspaper and have the order fiing the date of the hearing published. It must be published a minimum of two weeks prior to the date of the hearing. You must also give notice to the appropriate parties of the hearing date and provide the court with proof of this notifcation. This will be discussed further below. 3. After you appear in court at the hearing, you must publish the fnal judgment of name change in the local newspaper and send copies of the certifed fnal judgment to the Department of the Treasury and the Registrar of Vital Statistics. If the adult has a driver’s license, you must also notify the Division of Motor Vehicles as well. 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. 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 “Docket Number” 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, and last name. 6. When a form is fled with the court, request the clerk “fle- stamp” one copy of the form for your fle. eep copies of all your documents. 7. A Law Summary is available and can be printed for your State. To do so, go to the end of 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 – mieele names insteae of mieele initials. A. Fill out the Verifed Complaint-this form tells the court what your present name is and what you wish to change it to and why you want to change it. Note that you must list any pending criminal charges you might have against you. Finally, you sign the Certifcation which states that the information in the complaint is true to the best of your knowledge. B. Complete the Order Fiiing Date of Hearing and the Final Judgment forms. Enter the information requested. Note that there are specifc places on the forms that the court will complete. C. Fill out the Civil Case Information Statement (CIS). This form summarizes the case for the court. D. Prepare a check in the amount of $200.00 payable to the “Treasurer, State of New Jersey”. Step 2: Mail or Deliver your forms to the court. A. Check your forms and make sure they are complete. Remove all the instruction sheets. Verify that you have signed the forms where needed. Now is the time to make three copies of the forms – two copies will be sent with the original to the court and one copy is for your records. B. Checklist – your package should contain the following: - The original and two copies of each of the following forms: Verifed Complaint, Order Fiiing Date of Hearing, Final Judgment and the Case Information Statement. - The fling fee in the amount of $200 payable to the Treasurer, State of New Jersey. - A self-addressed and stamped envelope for the court to use in returning the forms to you. C. It is recommended that you use certifed mail, return receipt requested when mailing your forms. Step 3: Review the copies returnee by the court. Note the Docket Number has been added to the Verifed Complaint and the Order Fiiing Date of Hearing. This number must be used on all forms or documents you send to the court. At this time the court will inform you of the date of the hearing and the newspaper in which notice of the hearing must be published. Step 4: IF YOU HAVE CRIMINAL CHARGES PENDING, notify the county prosecutor of your application for a name change. If the charges were brought by the Attorney General you must also send a copy to that ofce. To each you must send a copy of the Verifed Complaint and Order Fiiing Date of Hearing by certifed mail – return receipt requested. Step 5: Publish the Oreer Fixing Date of Hearing. Take the Notice of Filing to the newspaper designated in the Order Fiiing Date of Hearing and request publication once at least two (2) weeks prior to the scheduled hearing. This notice form is included in this packet of forms. Step 6: Sene the Afeavit of Publication to the Court. Once the Order Fiiing Date of Hearing is published, the newspaper will send you an afdavit of publication. Make a copy of the afdavit and send the original to the court immediately after you receive it. Step 7: IF YOU MAILED COPIES TO THE COUNTY PROSECUTOR OR THE ATTORNEY GENERAL: Complete the Proof of Mailing ane sene it to the court. After you have mailed all the required copies of the Verifed Complaint and the Order Fiiing Date of Hearing complete the Proof of Mailing form and attach any green return receipts. Send the Proof of Mailing to the court and retain a copy for your records. Step 9: Appear in Court on the Day ane Time Set by the Court. At the hearing, any persons objecting to the requested Name Change will be heard by the Court; and the Court may eiamine, upon oath, the Petitioner or other persons concerning the Complaint. Step 10: Publish the Final Juegment in the Newspaper. After the hearing, the court will enter the original Final Judgment signed by the Judge. Neit, you must publish the Final Judgment in the newspaper chosen by the court. The Final Judgment must appear in the newspaper no more than 20 days after the date of the Judgment. After you have published the Final Judgment, the newspaper will send you an original afdavit of publication. Step 11: Sene the Afeavit of Publication to the court. This must be done within 45 days of the date the judgment was entered or signed. Step 12. Request a Certifee Copy of the Final Juegment. This may be done by mail or in person. The fee for the certifed copy is $5.00. Retain the original of the certifed copy in your records. Copies of the Certifed Copy of the Final Judgment must be sent to the Department of the Treasury, the Registrar of Vital Statistics, and presented in person at the Motor Vehicle Agency or Regional Service Center. Step 12: Sene certifee copies of the Final Juegment must be sent to the Department of the Treasury within 45 eays after the signing of the Juegment. You must include a check or money order in the amount of $50.00 payable to the New Jersey State Treasurer. Mail the copy of the certifed Final Judgment with the check or money order and a stamped self-addressed envelope to the following address: Department of the Treasury Division of Revenue Judgment Name Change Unit P.O. Boi 453 Trenton, NJ 08646 Step 13: NOTE: If you are seeking to change the name on your birth certifcate you will need to send the Bureau of Vital Records in the state in which you were born a copy of the certifed Final Judgment. If the you were born in New Jersey, the address for the proper ofce is: Bureau of Vital Statistics P.O. Boi 370 Trenton, NJ 08625 In New Jersey, there is also a $27.00 fee if you want to receive a corrected birth certifcate. If you were not born in New Jersey contact the bureau of vital records in the state in which you were born. A helpful site is: www.vitalrec.com Step 14: Notify the Director of Motor Vehicles. If you have a NJ Driver’s License, you must also notify the Director of Motor Vehicles within two weeks of the date of the fnal judgment. You can send a copy of the certifed Final Judgment to : Director of Motor Vehicles 225 E. State Street Trenton, NJ 08666 Superior Court Civil Division Managers' Ofces Below is a list of addresses and phone numbers of Civil Division Managers in every courthouse. Yu must send the forms to the Civil Division Manager in the Superior Court in the county in which you reside. Use this list of addresses to fnd the appropriate Superior Court o fle your papers. Civil Division Manager Atlantic County Civil Court Buileing 1201 Bacharach Boulevard Atlantic City, NJ 08401 (609) 345-6700 Civil Division/Finance Unit Bergen County Justice Center Room 415, 10 Main Street Hackensack, NJ 07601 (201) 527-2601 Civil Division Manager Burlington County Courts Facility 49 Rancocas Road Mount Holly, NJ 08060 (609) 518-2815 Civil Division Manager Cameen County Hall of Justice 101 South Fifth Street Camden, NJ 06103-4001 (856) 379-2234 Civil Division Manager Cape May County Superior Court 4 Moore Road, DN 203 Cape May Court House, NJ 08210 (609) 463-6515 Civil Division Manager Cumberlane County Courthouse Broad & Fayette Streets Bridgeton, NJ 08302 (856) 453-4331 Civil Division Manager Mercer County Courthouse 175 Suth Broad Street Trenton, NJ 08650-0068 (609) 571-4452 Civil Division Manager Mieelesex County Courthouse 1 John F. ennedy Square P.O. Boi 2633 New Brunswick, NJ 08903 (732)-981-3055 Civil Division Manager Monmouth County Courthouse 71 Monument Park Freehold, NJ 7728-1266 (732) 677-4298 Civil Division Manager Morris County Courthouse Washington & Court Streets P.O. Boi 910 Morristown, NJ 07963-0910 (973) 656-4110 Civil Division Manager Ocean County Justice Complex 120 Hooper Avenue Toms River, NJ 08754 (732) 929-2042 Civil Division Manager Passaic County Courthouse 77 Hamilton Street Paterson, NJ 07505-2017 (973)247-8176 Civil Division Manager Salem County Courthouse 92 Market Stree Salem, NJ 08079 (856) 935-7510 Civil Division Manager Somerset County Courthouse 40 North Bridge Street P.O. Boi 3000 Somerville, NJ 08876 (908) 231-7054 Civil Division Manager Essex County Courts Buileing 470 Martin Luther ing Blvd Room 208 HCH Newark, NJ 07102 (973) 693-6521 Civil Division Manager Gloucester County Courthouse Broad and Delaware Streets Woodbury, NJ 08096 (856) 853-3375 Civil Division Manager Hueson County Superior Court 583 Newark Avenue Jersey City, NJ 07306 (201) 795-6398 Civil Division Manager Huntereon Justice Center Huntereon Civil Division 65 Park Avenue, 2 nd Floor Flemington, NJ 08822 (908) 237-5832 Civil Division Manager Union County Courthouse Two Broad Street Elizabeth, NJ 07207 (908) 659-3844 Civil Division Manager Warren County Courthouse 413 Second Street Belvidere, NJ 07823 (908) 475-6143 NOTES ON COMPLETING THESE FORMS The form(s) in this packet contain “form fields” created using Microsoft Word. “Form fields” facilitate completion of the forms using your computer. 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