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Lea la hoja de instrucciones Co cambiar los nombres de los menores de edad que acompa estos formularios. También puede encontrar más informaci, recursos y la ubicaci del dentro de ayuda local de su condado en: illinoislegalaid.org/legal-information/changing-minors-name.
Take your forms to the court clerk. If you live in California, go to the Superior Court in the county where your child lives. If there are different locations, check your court’s website, talk to your Self-Help Center, or find the closest court to you where civil cases are filed.
Name Change (Minor) Illinois Legal Aid Online provides a guided interview called an Easy Form that will help you fill out the forms. The Easy Form asks you questions and completes the necessary forms with your answers.
In California, you can ask the court to legally change your child's name. If you and the other parent agree to change your child’s name, you can file a petition with the court together and publish a notice in a newspaper.
There are statewide standardized forms available from the Illinois Supreme Court's website where you can access all of the required forms and find instructions on how to change your name, for both adults and minors.
In Illinois, both parents must be involved in the legal process to change a minor’s name, which includes completing and filing specific forms, providing notice to the non-custodial parent, and attending a court hearing.
Start the name change process for your child. You start the process of changing your child's name by filling out court forms. These instructions are only if both parents will sign the petition. You'll need to follow different instructions if only one parent will sign the request.
