CV_NCA_COSCPinal_07.10.17
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STEP 4: SCHEDULE YOUR HEARING AT THE TIME OF FILING:
After filing the application, the clerk will complete the “Notice of Hearing
Regarding Application for Change of Name” to show the date
(depending on your method of service), time, and place of your hearing.
You must request copies of this form.
STEP 5: NOTIFY ANY INTERESTED PARTY:
WHO: You must notify your spouse, if you are married, about your request for
name change and the scheduled hearing.
HO
W TO NOTIFY: If you know where your spouse lives, you can do one of the
following:
1. I
F YOUR SPOUSE AGREES WITH YOUR REQUEST – Give your
spouse a stamped copy of your application and the “Notice of Hearing
Regarding Application for Change of Name” that shows the date,
time, and place of your hearing. Then, have your spouse complete t
he
for
m entitled, “Consent of Spouse to Name Change of an Adult and
Waiver of Notice” and have it notarized. That document serves as
your proof of notice.
Bring the signed and notarized “Consent of
Spouse to Name Change of an Adult and Waiver of Notice” to the
hearing.
2. I
F YOUR SPOUSE DOES NOT AGREE WITH YOUR REQUEST OR
YOU ARE NOT SURE IF HE/SHE AGREES - Give your spous
e a
s
tamped copy of your application and the “Notice of Hearing
Regarding Application for Change of Name” that shows the date,
time, and place of your hearing. Then, have the person sign a
n
“Acceptance of Service”. That notarized form serves as the proof of
notice. Bring the signed and notarized “Acceptance of Service” to the
hear
ing; OR,
3. S
end a copy of your application bearing the Clerk’s stamp and th
e
“
Notice of Hearing Regarding Application for Change of Name”
showing the date, time, and place of hearing by
certified mail/restricted
delivery (return receipt requested). This must be done at least 30 days
before the hearing. Proof of notice for this step is the card returned to
you from the Post Office showing delivery. Bring the card and a
completed “Affidavit of Service by Certified Mail” to the hearing. The
person who should receive notice of the hearing must sign the return
receipt.
If you do NOT know where your spouse lives:
A Notice of Hearing that shows the date, time, and place of your hearing
must be published once in a newspaper of general circulation in Pinal
County at least 14 days before the hearing. This is called notice by
publication.
If notice is by publication, you must complete a notarized statement
explaining in detail what efforts you made to locate the person(s). Bring
that statement with you to the hearing. The Court will not accept
notification by publication unless diligent efforts have been made to
locate the person for whom notification is required.