Name Change

Legal Resources

• Adult Name Change Forms and Instructions in English and Spanish PDF

  Read this step by step brochure if you are changing the name of an adult in Texas. Content Detail

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  Partnership for Legal Access

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  Spanish / Español

• Birth and Death Record Amendment Forms

  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. Content Detail

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  Texas Department of State Health Services

• 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. Instrucciones para el cambio de nombre acordado de un menor Read More

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  Travis County Law Library

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  Spanish / Español

• Commonly Used Fill In Forms -- Interactive

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  Texas Legal Services Center

• Default Judgment

  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. Read More

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  Travis County Law Library

• General Affidavit (free form) PDF

  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. Content Detail

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  Travis County Law Library

• Paternity

  Click on this link to request an amendment, adding or changing the father's name on your child's birth certificate. Content Detail

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  Texas Department of State Health Services

• Do-It-Yourself Court Forms Free

  Click here for one of the following FREE 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 **SAPCR **Nunc Pro Tunc **DWOP **Modification Kit **Affidavit of Inability to Pay Court Cost **Default Judgment KitGeneral 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 Read More

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  Partnership for Legal Access

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  Spanish / Español

• Procedures for Name Change of an Adult -- Collin County

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