Maiden Name Change in New York – With or Without Divorce
Maiden Name Change by Court Order
Maiden Name Change usually means returning to your birth name, after taking a married name. This is a relatively common type of name change and there many different reasons and circumstances that lead someone to Maiden Name Change.
If you are in a divorce, you can likely request that your Maiden Name be restored upon Order or Judgment in the divorce case. However, if your Divorce is already closed or if you don’t want a Divorce, you can still take your Maiden Name back with a Name Change Petition case in the Supreme Court. Both options get you a Court Order, re-establishing your Maiden Name as your current Legal Name. Choose the one that’s available to you now, and start when you’re ready.
If you are going to use the New York Name Change Court path, you don’t need a divorce and you can restore your Maiden Name exactly OR you can make any changes to your Maiden Name that you might want going forward. For instance, if you no longer want your Maiden Middle Name, you can drop it legally. Or, your birth name is Elizabeth, but you’ve always been called Liz or Beth, you can switch to the name you use in real life, if you want.
Whichever path you take will work as long as you get a Court Order, upon Approval, legally changing your Married Name back to your Maiden Name (or variation if you choose). To get that Court Order inside your Divorce Case, make that formal request before the divorce is final. To see the time frames and costs for getting your Maiden Name Change Court Order without going through a divorce case, read on.
Maiden Name Change After Divorce in New York
What You Need To Do:
- Prepare an Application to Restore Your Former Name
- File Your Application and Order in the correct court. Pay the required fees.
- Get Certified Copy(s) of Your Court Order, upon approval. Update your ID and Official Records
You can have FULL SERVICE help to get your Court Order before, after, or with no divorce at all.
NOTE: You can restore any former legal name with this process. If you had multiple legal name changes, you may request that any of your former legal names be restored. You’re not limited to the name from your birth certificate if you’ve had more than one legal, married or other legal name changes such as can occur with adoption, or citizenship.
Maiden Name Change Without Divorce in New York
What You Need To Do:
- Prepare and File a Name Change Petition in NY Supreme Court.
- Pay the required fees.
- Get Certified Copy(s) of Your Court Order, upon approval. Update your ID and Official Records
NOTE: With a Supreme Court Name Change case, you’re entitled to Change Your Married Name to your Maiden Name, any prior Legal Name you’ve had, any other variation, OR even a completely New Legal Name.
Maiden Name Change Certified Copies
Social Security, Passport, DMV, and other important places require you to give them a Certified Order Granting Name Change. Banks, other Government agencies and Financial Institutions … even Birth Certificates will make the changes you want when you present the Certified Copy. You need at least one Certified Copy to make changes after approval by your judge, and many people get 2 or more. One to keep in a safe place and one to use when required.
Certified Orders Granting Name Change are available whether you use your Divorce Case to Restore Your Maiden Name, or file a New Name Change Petition case. And, regardless of which path you choose, the main government and financial places will REQUIRE that you show them one when requesting your name to be updated with them.
Maiden Name Change After Divorce in NY
Costs and Time Frames
It will take you about 5-10 minutes or so, to complete our Online Questionnaire and pay our fee to begin. Then, the next business day, EZ Name Change will send you the correctly completed Court Forms to sign. When we have the signed Petition back, we’ll file it in the right court, and, upon approval by the judge,you can obtain your Certified Order Granting Name Change. With EZ, you may never need to Appear before a Judge, unless specifically requested.
$115. to begin, after you give us your information through our Questionnaire.
$285 after you sign the Petition. We pay court costs.
$400 – TOTAL. This doesn’t include $5 you’ll pay directly to a Notary and $10 you’ll pay directly to the court for your Certified Copies.
The process will take about 1-2 months, or less, to get your Certified Copy(s). With EZ Full Service, it may take less than 1 month to complete, after filing starts.
Maiden Name Change Without Divorce in NY
Costs and Time Frames
Figure 5-10 minutes, or less, to complete our online questionnaire and pay the fee to begin. We will send you the correctly completed Petition the next business day. EZ Name Change submits your Petition to court as soon as we have your signed Petition back and your Full Service Court Filing payment.
COSTS SUMMARY
$115 To begin, after you give us your information through our Questionnaire.
$5 To Notarize your signature
$285 (example) after you sign the Petition. We pay court costs.
$10 For 2 Certified Copies of the Order Granting Name Change, upon approval
$415. This total includes $400 you’ll pay directly to EZ Name Change and $15 you’ll pay directly to others ($5 to Notary and $10 to the Supreme Court for Certified Copies of the Order Granting Name Change.
TIME FRAME
The process will take about 1-2 months, or less, to get your Certified Copy(s). With EZ Full Service, it may take less than 1 month to complete, after filing starts.
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