San Juan County District Court

		
		
                                    LRSP 1.
                                 NAME CHANGES


A.  Requirements.  An applicant who applies to the court for a change of name
    pursuant to RCW 4.24.130 must meet the following requirements:

B.  Birth Certificate.  A certified copy of any minor applicant's birth
    certificate or suitable identification must be presented to the clerk for
    verification and copying.

C.  Minors - Parental Consent.  All applicants under eighteen (18) years of
    age must be represented by a parent or legal guardian, and both biological or
    legal parents or guardian must approve the change of name either by personal
    appearance or by verified affidavit, unless good cause is shown.

D.  Parental Notification.  A parent or guardian who has not consented in
    writing to a minor's change of name and whose parental rights have not been
    previously terminated must be given actual notice or notice by publication as
    provided in CRLJ 4.

E.  Notice by Publication.  Publication of a single notice in a newspaper of
    general circulation in the county of the parent or guardian's last known
    residence shall be sufficient so long as the notice contains a hearing date,
    the name of the minor, the name the petitioner desires the child to assume, and
    sets for the reasons for requesting the change of name.

F.  Separate Applications.  Each applicant requesting a change of name must
    present a separate Petition, Change of Name Order and pay a separate filing fee
    and recording fee.


[Amended September 1, 2002, amended effective 2010]