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	Adult Name Change Forms and Instructions in English and Spanish Read this step by step brochure if you are changing the name of an adult in Texas. Pasos para cambiar el nombre de un adulto en Texas. By: Partnership for Legal Access Read this in: Spanish / Español


	Affidavit of Inability to Pay Costs Free form: The Affidavit of Inability to Pay Costs is a sworn statement, telling the court that you cannot pay the court's filing fees. By: Travis County Law Library Read this in: Spanish / Español


	Birth and Death Record Amendment Forms (Separate Website) Click on this link to request an application to change or amend a birth certificate, after the judge has signed an order changing your or child's name. By: Texas Department of State Health Services


	Default Judgment Kit (Separate Website) These forms explain what you need to do to get a final judgment when the other party will not respond to the lawsuit or appear in court. This kit includes instructions and explanations about what you must do, a checklist for the forms you need, and the actual forms you can use. (New Adobe Interactive Form. You can now fill out the form online and print it.) By: Travis County Law Library


	Do-It-Yourself Court Forms Free Click here for one of the following forms below. Divorce In Texas WITH Children Divorce In Texas WITHOUT Children Annulment The uncontested process in Travis County, Texas. Termination of Withholding for Child Support Nunc Pro Tunc DWOP Modification Kit Paternity Kit Affidavit of Inability to Pay Court Cost Default Judgment Kit General Affidavit Original Answer Information Sheet Name Change for an Adult and Child Expunction Occupational Driver's License Legal Notice Service by Posting Kit Service by Publication Kit Serving the Document and the Certificate of Service Substitute Service Kit By: Partnership for Legal Access


	Free Forms: Child's Name Change and Instructions (English & Spanish) Free Forms: The Child's Name Change packet includes forms and an explanation of who may request a name change of a child and how it is done. (New Adobe Interactive Form. You can now fill out the form online and print it.) Instrucciones para el cambio de nombre acordado de un menor By: Travis County Law Library Read this in: Spanish / Español


	General Affidavit (free form) A General Affidavit is a written statement, sworn to be true, giving specific reasons to support the things you are asking a judge to do. It is required when you ask the court for "extraordinary" or extra special relief like removing someone from a home or protecting children from an abusive parent These forms have instructions on how to complete the affidavit and a blank affidavit form. (New Adobe Interactive Form. You can now fill out the form online and print it.) By: Travis County Law Library


	Paternity (Separate Website) Click on this link to request an amendment, adding or changing the father's name on your child's birth certificate. By: Texas Department of State Health Services


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