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Seeking A Legal Name Change - Macomb County Package - Michigan
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Seeking a Legal Name Change? For a legal name change, it is necessary to open a court case within the family division of the circuit court. The filing fee to open a case is $150. You must be a resident of Macomb County for at least one year prior to filing for a legal name change. For minors that are not yet one year old, the parent or legal guardian must be a Macomb County resident for one year prior to filing for a legal name change. The forms necessary to open a name change case can be obtained from our office or from the State Court Administrator's Office website at http://courts.michigan.gov. All other forms listed are available through our office. In order to open the case, along with the fee, you will need to complete the "Petition to Change Name" form and "Publication of Notice of Hearing" form and present all to the court section of the Macomb County Clerk's Office. The Petition must be filled out in its entirety. For the "Publication of Notice of Hearing" form leave the hearing date, time, and judge blank. The whole process takes approximately 2 months. After the case is opened: For Adults 22 years of age or older: If the petitioner seeking a legal name change is 22 years of age or older, fingerprinting is required. Fingerprinting must be done AFTER your case is opened. You can have fingerprints taken at your local police agency for which you may be charged a fee. After the fingerprints are completed, it is necessary to mail them to the Michigan State Police with a $49.25 processing fee (we have a form you will be given upon opening your case that contains the address and other information on fingerprinting called "Special Instructions for Name Change"). Since we are unable to give you a hearing date until fingerprint results have been received, it is necessary to furnish our office with a self-addressed, stamped envelope upon case initiation so we may mail you the notice of your hearing date. The case proceeds as listed below under "For All Instances" For Adults over the age of 18 but less than 22 years of age: No fingerprinting is necessary. The case proceeds as listed below under "For All Instances". For Minors (Any Child under the age of 18): A copy of the child's birth certificate needs to be filed prior to the hearing date. If a legal name change is sought on behalf of a minor, both parents can petition the court by both signing the Petition for Name Change upon case initiation. Otherwise, one parent may initiate proceedings to seek a legal name change but will either need the consent of the other parent (the form for this is called "Waiver/Consent") or it will be necessary to properly serve the other parent with the paperwork (the form for this is called "Proof of Service"). This needs to be completed even if the father's name is not listed on the birth certificate. If you are unable to locate the other parent, the "Affidavit of Diligent Search" form will need to be filled out. If the non-custodial parent has not made support payments for 2-years but has been ordered to do so, the form "Change of Name of Minor Notice of Child Support Payments" is submitted to the Friend of the Court to complete. This can be used in lieu of service to the other parent only where the non-custodial parent is ordered to pay support but has not within the previous 2 years. The Waiver/Consent, Proof of Service, Affidavit of Diligent Search, or Notice of Child Support payments must be filed prior to the hearing date. No fingerprinting is necessary for minors. The case proceeds as listed below under "For All Instances". For All Instances: A hearing date is set by the court once fingerprint results are received (for those over 22-this is mailed to you) or upon case initiation (for those who are a minor or between the ages of 18 and 21who do not need to have fingerprints taken). The hearing date is set 8 weeks out by way of the "Publication of Notice of Hearing" form. The notice of publication is also sent to the Legal News for publishing. ALL name changes must be published. The fee for publication is $71.30 and you will be billed for this directly from the Legal News. This fee must be paid prior to your hearing date. You then appear on your hearing date and time. If the judge assigned to your case grants the name change an order granting the legal name change is signed. You will then be directed to the court section of the clerk's office to receive your certified copy. A certified copy is necessary to have your name changed at various agencies (i.e.-Secretary of State, School, etc.). The cost for a certified copy of a name change order is $12.00 ($10 for the certification and $1 per page of the document a name change order is a 2page document). Rev. 01/08 American LegalNet, Inc. www.FormsWorkFlow.com Circuit Court ORI MI-500015J CARMELLA SABAUGH Clerk of 16th Judicial Circuit Court Family Division 40 North Main, Mount Clemens, MI 48043 586-469-5208 SPECIAL INSTRUCTIONS FOR NAME CHANGE Every person 22 years of age or older whose name appears on the "Petition to Change Name" must follow these instructions before the court can act on the petition. Pursuant to Michigan law, every person 22 years of age or older who is requesting a name change must have a complete set of fingerprints taken at a local police agency. Those fingerprints will be used by the Michigan State Police and Federal Bureau of Investigation to check criminal records. The Michigan State Police will send a report to the court regarding any criminal records. If you have a criminal record, it will be presumed that you are seeking the name change with fraudulent intent. You must prove to the court that the name change is not being sought with fraudulent intent. INSTRUCTIONS: 1. File the "Petition to Change Name" (form PC 51) with the circuit court and pay the filing fee. 2. Make one copy of the completed "Petition to Change Name" (form PC 51). 3. Go to your local police agency for the fingerprint card and to have your fingerprints taken. The police agency will advise you of the appropriate fee. Take a copy of the "Petition to Change Name" with you. 4. After you have had your fingerprints taken, mail the copy of the "Petition to Change Name," the fingerprint card, and the appropriate fee which is currently $49.25, to the Michigan State Police. The fee must be made payable to the State of Michigan. Mail to: Michigan State Police Criminal Records Division P O BOX 30634 Lansing, Michigan 48913 5. The Michigan State Police will
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