You will be placed under oath and asked for the information on the petition (name, desired name, etc.). If you are requesting a confidential name change, you do not have to provide the Proof of Publication affidavit to the clerk. Come forward when your case is called and give the Proof of Publication affidavit to the clerk. (external links)Īrrive on time for your hearing at the assigned courtroom and inform the deputy clerk of your presence. People required to register as sex offenders are prohibited from changing their names. See Wisconsin Statute 786.36(3) (external link). There are some restrictions for people engaged in professions for which the State of Wisconsin requires a license. If the other parent is notified and objects, and has not abandoned the child, the court will require consent of the non petitioning parent. One parent, if that parent has been unable to locate or serve the other parent with the petition.The minor's mother, if the parents have not married, if the child is not adopted, and if paternity of the minor has not been established.

The guardian or person who has legal custody of the minor if both parents are dead or if parental rights have been terminated by judicial proceedings.Both parents, if both are living, or the surviving parent.The court may grant the petition 'if no sufficient cause is shown to the contrary.'įor a person under 14 years of age, the petition may be submitted by: The petition must be filed in the county of your residence.

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