CV_NCM_COSCPinal_07.10.17
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STEP 4: SCHEDULE YOUR HEARING AT THE TIME OF FILING
Af
ter 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 the other parent of the minor child or both parents if you are the child’s
guardian, about your request for name change and the scheduled hearing. If the child is 14
years or older, they must sign a notarized consent to the name change request, or attend
the hearing.
HOW TO NOTIFY:
If you know where your person(s) lives, you can do one of the following:
1. IF
THE PARENT(S) AGREES WITH YOUR REQUEST – Give each parent 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
parent(s) complete the form entitled, “Consent of Parent to Name Change of a Minor
Child 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 a Minor Child and Waiver of Notice” to the hearing.
2. IF THE PARENT(S) DOES NOT AGREE WITH YOUR REQUEST OR YOU ARE NOT
SURE IF HE/SHE AGREES - Give the parent(s) 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. Sen
d a copy 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 parent(s) 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.
STEP 6: ATTEND THE HEARING
WHO:
The adult who is requesting a name change for the minor child MUST be present at the
hearing. In addition, if the request is for a minor child who is 14 years or older, that
child must either be present at the hearing or you may provide a notarized statement
from the child consenting to the name change.