Name Change Petition Form - Circuit Court Of Illinois printable pdf download

CIRCUIT COURT OF ILLINOIS

Sixth Judicial Circuit

Champaign County

NOTICE: These instructions are not intended as a substitute for legal advice from your attorney. These

are general instructions only. Laws and procedures are subject to change. Questions of a legal nature

should be directed to your own attorney.

INSTRUCTIONS FOR FILING A PETITION FOR NAME CHANGE

Before a Petition for Name Change filed with the Circuit Clerk, a notice of the

intended application must be given by publication in a newspaper which is published in the

municipality where the applicant resides, and, if none, in a newspaper published in the

county where the applicant resides.

a. There must be publications for three consecutive weeks with the first publication being at

least six weeks before the Petition is filed.

b. The notice that is published must include the current name of the applicant, the name

sought to be assumed, and the date upon which the Petition will be filed.

c. A Certificate of Publication must be obtained from the newspaper as proof of having

given the required notice.

The Petition to be filed must have the proper caption and include the name the applicant

then held, the name sought to be assumed, the residence of the applicant, the length of

time the applicant has resided in Illinois and the state or country of the applicant’s birth.

On the date of filing, as provided in the published notice, the Petition and Certificate of

Publication must be brought to the Circuit Clerk to be filed and the Clerk will then inform

the applicant which Judge is assigned to hear the case.

The applicant must thereafter contact the office of the assigned Judge for a hearing date

which will be after the date the Petition is filed to allow for the filing of any objection.

On the hearing date, the applicant must appear in court and present evidence to prove the

Petition to the satisfaction of the Judge hearing the case. If an objection has been filed, that

must also be heard and ruled upon by the Judge with either the objector or applicant giving

appropriate notice to the other of the hearing on the objection. If the Petition for Name

Change is granted, the applicant must present to the Judge a proposed Order for Name Change

to be signed by the Judge (which is attached).

Page 1 of 1 - Instructions for Change of Name

Revised: 06/10

MMP: 06/10

Katie M. Blakeman

Clerk of the Sixth Judicial Circuit Court

101 E. Main Street

Urbana, Illinois 61801

Name Change Petition Form - Circuit Court Of Illinois