CV_NCAWM_COSCPinal_07.10.17
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STEP 4: SCHEDULE YOUR HEARING AT THE TIME OF FILING:
After filing your 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. If you are not married but
have at least one minor child, you must also notify the other parent of
your child(ren).
HOW
TO NOTIFY:
If you know where the person lives, you can do one of the following:
1. IF
THE PERSON AGREES WITH YOUR REQUEST – Give the person 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, if
the person agrees with your request, have the person complete the form entitled,
“Consent of Parent 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 Parent to Name Change of an Adult and Waiver of
Notice” to the hearing.
If
you are married to someone other than the parent of your minor child(ren), and
your spouse agrees with your request for a change of name, have your spouse
complete the “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. IF THE PERSON DOES NOT AGREE WITH YOUR REQUEST OR YOU ARE
NOT SURE IF THE PERSON AGREES - Give the person 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 the
person sign an “Acceptance of Service”. That notarized form serves as the proof
of notice. Bring the signed and notarized “Acceptance of Service” to the hearing;
OR,
3. Send a c
opy of your application bearing the Clerk’s stamp and the “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 y
ou do NOT know where the person 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