Copy And Paste In Legal Maryland Name Change Forms For Free

Certified copies may be obtained from the Civil Department in person, mail, email, or fax. Cost for certified copies is $5.50 each. ... Certified copies may be obtained from the Licensing Department in person, mail, email, or fax. ... Copies may be obtained from the Criminal Department in person, mail, email, or fax.

The applicant must bring the following to a local circuit court (in the county of residence): Petition for Name Change (CC-DR-060) Birth certificate (or other government ID proving a current name) A filing fee of $165 or complete a Request for Waiver of Prepaid Costs (CC-DC-089) to waive the filing fees (if qualified).

To get started you'll need either a marriage certificate or a deed poll. You can go back to your former name even if you're not divorced! Whatever your situation, we refer to this document as your certificate. Financial institutions and government departments may ask for additional documents to safeguard your identity.

Name change actions can take anywhere from a day to six (6) months (sometimes even longer).

Name Change Decree Mail-in Order Form IMPORTANT! Documents are only available for those county circuit courts which have transferred their case files to the Archives. For more information as to which counties have transferred files, contact us by email at msa.helpdesk@maryland.gov or by phone at 410-260-6487.

If the court does not mail you a certified copy of the order, ask the clerk's office for copies. You can use the order to change your or your minor child's name in multiple places: on a driver's license, a birth certificate, with the Social Security Administration, banks, creditors, and other institutions.