Fill and Sign the Wisconsin Change Name Form

PRINT in INK Enter the name of the county in which this case was filed. STATE OF WISCONSIN, CIRCUIT COURT,       COUNTY For Official Use Enter the name of the minor child whose name is proposed to be changed in this Petition. Enter Petitioner’s and Co-Petitioner’s (if any) name(s). You are the Petitioner(s). In the matter of the name change of:       _________________ First Name MiddleName Last Name By: (Petitioner)       _________________ First Name Middle Name(s) Last Name By: (Co-Petitioner)       _________________ First Name Middle Name(s) Last Name The clerk will enter the case number. Amended Petition For Name Change (Minor Child under 14) (30708) Case No.       The Petitioner(s) states: 1. The petition is brought by: a. Both living parents, the sole surviving parent, or the sole adoptive parent of the minor child. b. One of the parents of the minor child who has two living parents and paternity has been established. c. The mother, and the minor child is a non-marital minor child who is not adopted or whose parents have not married, and paternity of the minor child has not been established. d. The legal guardian/custodian of the minor child because either both parents are dead or the parental rights of both parents have been terminated by judicial proceedings. 2. Petitioner’s address is       Co-Petitioner’s (if any) address is       The minor child lives in       County, State of Wisconsin. 3. The minor child was born on       in the state of       4. The name that appears on minor’s birth certificate is       . 5. The birth certificate was issued in the state of       6. The minor child is is not a sex offender required to register under §301.45, Wisconsin Statutes or a similar law of any other state. 7. I wish to change the minor child’s name to       First Name Middle Name(s) Last Name For the following reason(s):       CV-455, 01/09 Petition for Name Change (Minor Child under 14) §§301.47 and 786.36, Wisconsin Statutes This form shall not be modified. It may be supplemented with additional materials Page 1 of 2In 3, enter the date and state of birth of the minor child. In 6, check the appropriate box. In 7, enter the proposed new name of the minor child. Enter the reason(s) for the change.In 2, enter petitioner’s and co-petitioner’s address and the county in which the minor child lives.In 1, check a, b, c or d. In 4, enter the name on minor child’s birth certificate. In 5, enter the state that the minor child’s birth certificate was issued. Petition for Name Change (Minor Child under 14) Page 2 of 2 Case No. Error: Reference source not found ____________ STOP! Take this document to a Notary Public BEFORE you sign it. After you have been sworn by a Notary Public, sign and print your name and date the document in front of the Notary Public .   Petitioner Signature Co-Petitioner Signature             Print or Type Name Print or Type Name             Date Date Have the Notary Public sign and date the document. Subscribed and sworn to before me On       Notary Public, State of Wisconsin My commission expires:       Subscribed and sworn to before me On       Notary Public, State of Wisconsin My commission expires:       CV-455, 01/09 Petition for Name Change (Minor Child under 14) §§301.45 and 786.36, Wisconsin Statutes This form shall not be modified. It may be supplemented with additional materials. Page 2 of 2