NAME CHANGE OF A CHILD
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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)
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Soc. Sec.No.________________ Drivers Lic. No__________________
Address:__________________City_______________County___________
Texas, zip_________________.
#1 Current Name:____________________________ age____ sex____
Soc. Sec.No__________________ Drivers Licens NO.______________
Address: (ONLY if different from your address)
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Birth date__________________ Birth-place______________________
Change the name to:
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#2 Current Name:____________________________ age____ sex____ Soc. Sec.No__________________ Drivers Licens NO.______________
Address (if different from your address)
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Birth date__________________ Birth-place______________________
Change the name to:
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#3 Current Name:____________________________ age____ sex____ Soc. Sec.No__________________ Drivers Licens NO.______________
Address (if different from your address)
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Birth date__________________ Birth-place______________________
Change the name to:
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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
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Complete Name ____________________________________________ Soc. Sec.No.________________ Drivers Lic. No.______________
Address:________________________City___________________
County_____________
State __________ Zip______________
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)
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
$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.