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To ask the Court to change your name or your child's name, you need to give the Court the following: court papers asking for the change, this includes: Name Change Petition and Proposed Order. The petition must be filled out and signed in front of a Notary Public. You may need additional forms to change a child's name.

Name Change Agency: New York Courts. Division: Manhattan Civil Court. Address: 111 Centre Street, New York, NY, 10013. Phone Number: (646) 386-5700. Business Hours: Monday - Friday: 9 AM - 5 PM.

It costs $65.00 to change a name and/or sex designation in Civil Court. You can use the Civil Court's free and easy DIY (Do-It-Yourself) Forms to make an Adult Name/Sex Designation Change Petition or a Minor Name/Sex Designation Change Petition.

Note that if the judge grants your request to seal your name change case, you will have to make a Motion to Unseal in order to receive certified copies of your name change order. To do this, you will have to come back to court and submit the motion with the clerk in room 118.

To change your name in NYC, you need a Petition and your original birth certificate. We recommend using the Petition available on the New York County Civil Court webpage, available here. The form also allows you to change your sex designation. Complete the Petition by adding your personal information.

Summary ? How Long to Change Your Name in New York File and Court Order ? 3 weeks to 3 months to File and for the Judge to review, resolve and sign an Order Granting Name Change, upon approval. Change Your Records ? 2-3 days (most important ones) 2-6 months for them all.