How: changing the name of a minor in Michigan

Parents may wish to change the name of the child after divorce or marriage to make identical with the name of the parent child, delete the name of a non-custodial parent of freedom. There are certain legal procedures for changing the name of the child in Michigan, which varies according to age and parental child consent.Difficulty: ModerateInstructions1Confirm you requirements of residence who lived at least a year. 2Complete you where and apply to the change of name (form PC-51) in the county where the child lives and deposit of the other parent or consent fee. 3Obtain wrote in the guardian, if your child is less than 14 years and the other parent is still alive and able, give your consent. If the non-custodial parent retains consent the custodial parent must prove that the non-custodial parent was no court order to pay maintenance for children at least two years and the non-custodial parent has not been possible, visit or contact the child for two years. The non-custodial parent of freedom must petition for name change notified and 4File change written consent signed the possibility of object. his name by the child in the presence of an agent if the child at the age of 14 or satisfied. The Court will ask the children 14 and older, to your preference for the name of change and your needs in mind the non-custodial parent or guardian decision. 5Serve (if applicable) with a notice (form PC 562) alert by date, time and place of the hearing on the petition. 6Publish notice of the hearing in local newspapers (form PC 563) unless there is good cause to the hearing on the petition confidential. 7Attend at the time of appointment and the detainedput time and LOC hear repeatedly to hörenation 8Obtain a copy of the order and serve on the non-custodial parent or guardian (if applicable). 9Obtain a certified copy of the order and with the Michigan vital-Office records to obtain new birth certificate.