WA-NAME-1M free printable template

Order of Name Change WA-NC-201 This is the final statement of the legalities and terms of your name change. You may wish to request from Vital Records a copy of your birth certificate reflecting the name change. Use complete names and not initials. Check your spelling carefully a misspelled word can delay your name change. Hearing and Courtroom Procedure When you file your Petition for Name Change the Clerk will assign a courtroom hearing date. WHAT FORMS ARE INCLUDED Petition for Change of Name...WA-NC-200 This document states the reasons and other required details for your name change. The Notice of Hearing for Name Change must be personally served on the non-consenting parent at least seven 7 days before the hearing date set by the Court. When you complete the Petition for Name Change for a minor please remember to include the reason s why the requested name will promote the minor s best interest. At the Hearing you must bring The minor child if the child is ten 10 years of age or...older unless the judge hearing your petition for name change has waived that person s attendance. I. EXPLANATION OF PETITION FOR CHANGE OF NAME A. B. In Washington an action for a court ordered Change of Name for a Minor begins with the filing of a Petition in the District court. The change of name is in the best interest of the minor. You are not changing your name to avoid debts or defraud creditors. PROCEDURE FOR CHANGE OF NAME MINOR FOR THE STATE OF WASHINGTON Preliminary Note The attached...forms may be completed by a* b. c* Printing the forms and completing by hand. Use black ink and print neatly. By completing the forms on your computer using a word processing program and then printing the forms. Print three 3 sets of the completed forms. All forms with a heading the name of the court the Petitioner s name the case number and the name of the document require that the heading be completed* You will need to add the name of the court and the full name of the Petitioner. The...Action/Cause No* will be assigned by the court clerk at the time of filing. Forms that require your signature and include a notary block MUST be signed in the presence of the notary or court clerk who will complete the acknowledgement. Use your complete name first name middle name last name. When a form is filed with the court request the clerk filestamp one copy of the form for your file. A Law Summary is available and can be printed for your State. To do so go to the end of this package and...select the Law Summary link under the form title and print* Review the Law Summary before beginning the process of completing the forms. You cannot personally serve the notice on the non-consenting parent. Service of the notice can be done by one of these methods A process server which may be found in the Yellow Pages under the heading PROCESS SERVERS* The affidavit of service stating that the parent has been served* By mailing a copy of the notice to the nonconsenting parent by registered mail...RESTRICTED DELIVERY with a Return Receipt Requested so that ONLY the non-consenting parent may sign for the notice.