Name Change
Many local laws and courts have been affected by COVID-19. Please use the search for legal help tool to find a legal aid organization or self help center near you for accurate information and more support.
If you cannot afford the filing fee or other court costs, you may qualify to have these fees and costs waived by the court.
If you are getting divorced and want to change your name to back to your maiden name, you can usually do that in your divorce case.
This section will give you general guidelines for how to best prepare yourself for court.
This section shows you how to ask for a court order changing your gender, both in cases where you also want to change your name or when you only want to change your gender.
We recommend you consider getting a court order if you are planning on changing your name.
Laws and regulations, practical information, recent case law.