Name Change How-Tos

COMING SOON

• How to Change Your Name in Cook County (Adults)

• Odyssey E-File How-To

• Name Change 101

Name Change Petition

Adult Forms

• Request for a Name Change

• Cook County Cover Sheet (Cook County Only - Must be attached to Request)

Minor Forms

• Request for a Minor Name Change

• Child Information Sheet

• Notice of Court Date

• Cook County Cover Sheet (Cook County Only - Must be attached to Request)

**If you need additional forms for changing the name of the parent at the same time as the child, or for additional children, they can be found here**

Name Change Order

• Order for Name Change (Adult)

• Order for Name Change (Minor)

Publication Documents

• Publication Notice of Court Date for Name Change

• Motion to Waive Notice and Publication for Name Change

Fee Waiver

• BLANK Fee Waiver Application

• EXAMPLE Fee Waiver Application

• EXAMPLE Fee Waiver Order

FAQs and Other

• COMING SOON: Name Change FAQs and Jargon

• Name Change and Birth Certificate by State