You must fill out the forms and bring them to the courthouse. The forms for changing a name or sex designation in the Supreme Court or New York City Civil Court are included in the chart below.To update your personal information, including your primary service email address, log into NYSCEF and choose "Account Settings" on the left menu. EF-12 This page explains the procedure for obtaining a Marriage License from the Office of the New York City Clerk Signed and Notarized Letter explaining why a name change is needed. Your representative must be named in the letter and the name must be exactly the same as the name on your representative's proper identification. If you need to change your formal name, contact our Student Records team via our enquiry form. To change your legal or primary name, you need to follow a few simple steps. Adobe Reader is a free to use PDF viewer. You can use this to view, fill in and print PDF documents.