NAME CHANGE OF A CHILD

National Divorce & Bankruptcy Center

ALL ORDERS ARE RETURNED BY EMAIL Within 24 hourss of receipt

DOCUMENT SERVICE:

Pro Se Publications provides services at low cost because WE ARE NOT LAWYERS AND DO NOT GIVE LEGAL ADVICE. Instead, we help you better inform yourself about the law and procedures that impact your life and the lives of your children so that you can make your own informed decisions about the legal actions that affect you and your family. IN SHORT - WE HELP OUR CUSTOMERS SOLVE THEIR OWN LEGAL PROBLEMS WITHOUT THE EXPENSE OF HIRING A LAWYER.

All documents are processed and typed using only the information you provide in completing the information/order form below and following your decisions and instructions, according to the procedural information provided at this site

All of the documents required to change your child's name will be prepared and mailed to you, ready to be filed at your local courthouse including all of the procedural informtion needed to 'guide' you through the process from start to finish.

INFORMATION FORM;

YOUR NAME: (Include all former names of the Parent requesting the name change for your minor child)

________________________________________________________

Soc. Sec.No.________________ Drivers Lic. No__________________

Address:__________________City_______________County___________

Texas, zip_________________.


CHILD(REN)'S INFORMATION:

#1 Current Name:____________________________ age____ sex____

Soc. Sec.No__________________ Drivers Licens NO.______________

Address: (ONLY if different from your address)

__________________________________________

Birth date__________________ Birth-place______________________

Change the name to:

_________________________________________

#2 Current Name:____________________________ age____ sex____ Soc. Sec.No__________________ Drivers Licens NO.______________

Address (if different from your address)

__________________________________________

Birth date__________________ Birth-place______________________

Change the name to:

_________________________________________

#3 Current Name:____________________________ age____ sex____ Soc. Sec.No__________________ Drivers Licens NO.______________

Address (if different from your address)

__________________________________________

Birth date__________________ Birth-place______________________

Change the name to:

_________________________________________


COURT ORDERS AFFECTING THE CHILD

Are there any court orders affecting the child(ren) i.e., court ordered child support, divorce, etc.? ____YES | ___ NO

IF YES Complete the following using the information from the court's prior order

  • Case Number_______________ County_________ State____
  • Court issuing the order ____________________________
  • Date order was issued ________________19____
  • Type of order i.e. child support or divorce etc.

    _________________________


"OTHER BIOLOGICAL PARENT'S" INFORMATION
(Complete as much information as possible)

Complete Name ____________________________________________ Soc. Sec.No.________________ Drivers Lic. No.______________

Address:________________________City___________________
County_____________ State __________ Zip______________


Check all of the following that apply to your situation

BIOLOGICAL FATHER IS UNKNOWN - NO FATHER LISTED ON BIRTH CERTIFICATE - NO PATERNITY ESTABLISHED.

REASON YOU (AND CHILD(REN)) WANT THEIR NAME CHANGED: mark all that apply:

__ It is in the best interest of the child that he/she have the same surname as the rest of the family ie: mother, step-father

__ The child(ren) has/have other siblings with the same surname as the mother and step- father

__The child(ren) has/have already been using the requested name informally

__The child(ren) has/have requested that their name be changed.

__The biological father is absent and his whereabouts are unknown

__The biological father has consented to changing the child's name

__The child wants the biological father's name that was not listed on the birth certificate

(requires the biological father to consent to the name change by bringing the suit on behalf of his child(ren) or signing a consent form if the action is brought by the biological mother.

__The biological father has never expressed any interest in the child(ren)

__The biological father is not now paying child support for the child(ren) even though support was ordered by the court.

__The biological father has never been ordered to pay child support.

__The biological father does not "visit" his child(ren) even though he has court ordered visitation rights ie: through divorce or child support orders

__The identity of the child(ren)'s father is unknown - there is no father listed on their birth certificate and the child(ren) want the step-father's name.

__Although there is no father listed on the birth certificate of the child(ren), the biological father's identity is known and listed in the information "OTHER PARENT" .

__The child(ren)'s parents were never married.

__The biological father has never acknowledged his paternity of the child (where father is known and there is no court ordered relationship between the father and his child(ren) ie: no child support orders or paternity established by the court in prior actions)


IF THE BIOLOGICAL FATHER IS MISSING

How long has it been since he saw his child(ren)?______ Approx. date of last visit___________

IF THE BIOLOGICAL FATHER IS ORDERED TO PAY CHILD SUPPORT How much child support is owed? $__________ How long since any support was paid?_______

NOTE: THE BIOLOGICAL FATHER (IF HIS IDENTITY IS KNOWN) IS ENTITLED TO BE NOTIFIED OF THE INTENT TO CHANGE THE NAME OF HIS CHILD - EVEN IF HIS NAME IS NOT ON THE BIRTH CERTIFICATE. [NOTICE MAY BE MADE BY PUBLISHING A NOTICE WHERE THE FATHER CAN'T BE LOCATED].

I HAVE READ THE INFORMATION CONCERNING CHANGING THE NAME OF MY CHILD AND REALIZE THAT THE ROLE OF PRO SE PUBLICATIONS IS SOLELY TO PROVIDE ME WITH INFORMATION ON THE SUBJECT MATTER SO THAT I MAY MAKE MY OWN INFORMED DECISIONS, AND TO TYPE AND PREPARE THE LEGAL DOCUMENTS REQUIRED TO CHANGE THE NAME OF MY CHILD - FOLLOWING MY INSTRUCTIONS AND USING ONLY THE INFORMATION PROVIDED BY ME. I AM SOLELY RESPONSIBLE FOR THE VALIDITY (TRUTHFULNESS) OF THE INFORMATION PROVIDED ON THIS INFORMATION/DOCUMENT ORDER FORM

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Your Signature


YOUR COMPLETED PAPERWORK (READY TO BE FILED) WILL BE RETURNED TO YOU BY MAIL READY TO FILE AT YOUR LOCAL COURTHOUSE WITHIN 3 DAYS (Most within 24 hours) OF RECEIPT OF YOUR INFORMATION and PAYMENT AS FOLLOWS:

$149 (add $50 for each additional child) (money order or cashiers check) made payable to:

National Divorce And Bankruptcy Center
3037 F Cunningham Drive Wichita Falls, Tx. 76308

(940) 337-4129

doityourselflegalforms@divorcehelp.net

*Only children of the same biological father can be changed in the same single suit.