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File your forms in the Circuit Clerk's office. Your Petition for Change of Name (Adult) has to be notarized prior to filing. The Clerk requires a filing fee of $291.00 in cash, money order, or credit card. No personal checks are accepted.

A petition and order are provided to assist in naming a successor guardian upon the death, resignation or removal of a guardian. Guardianship terminates upon death of the ward. A petition to notify the court of the ward's death and close the guardianship case is attached.

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.

File the original and 1 copy of your Motion, and the Certification, with the clerk's office in person or by mail. o To e-file, create an account with an e-filing service provider. Visit efile.illinoiscourts.gov/service-providers.htm to select a service provider.

For a name change, you must provide identification with your new name and identification that links the old and new names. Drivers who hold a valid CDL must notify the Secretary of State's office of an address or name change within 10 days and must obtain a corrected driver's license within 30 days.

Filing Fees and Costs a. Court Filing Fee$388.00b. Certified Copy Fee6.00 per copy (Fees payable to the Clerk of Court may be made in cash or by certified check or money order payable to Clerk of Court.)c. Publication FeeVaries depending on newspaper selectedd. Sheriff's Summons$50.00 plus mileage, if required1 more row