Name Change, Name Conformity or Birth Certificate Correction:
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Which process is right for my situation?
If the situation regarding your name is not referenced in one of these sections, you should contact an attorney
before commencing any legal action regarding your name. The situations described that Probate Court cannot
correct are generally matters outside of Probate Court’s jurisdiction. It is recommended that you contact the
Ohio Department of Health or an attorney to assist you in these types of situations.
Change of Name
• I want to change all or part of my name to a new name
• I want to change all or part of my child's name
• I want to change my last name and I did not recently get married
• I want to restore my maiden name following a divorce and I did not
choose to do it when the divorce was pending
Name Conformity
• My name does not match on one or more of my official identity
documents (Birth Certificate, Social Security Card, Driver's License,
Passport, Marriage Certificate, or Divorce Decree)
• An inconsistency in my name is prohibiting me from getting a driver's
license
• The name I currently use is a name on one or more of my official identity
documents
Birth Correction
• The error on my or my minor child's Ohio birth certificate is a true error,
not a desired change or alternate spelling acquired following birth
• I would like to change the gender marker on my or my minor child's Ohio
birth certificate
Situations Probate
Court Cannot
Correct
• I want to add or remove a parent from my child's birth certificate
• I want to add or remove a parent from my birth certificate
• I want paternity testing to prove the father on my child's birth certificate
is not the biologcal father
• I was married at the time my child was born, but my husband is not my
child's biological father and I want to correct my child's birth certificate
FRANKLIN COUNTY FORM NC-INFORMATION COVER SHEET
PC-NC-Information Cover Sheet (Rev. 8-2021)
FRANKLIN COUNTY FORM NC-21.0A-ADULT - ADULT NAME CHANGE
PC-NC-21.0A-Adult (Rev. 8-2021)
PROBATE COURT OF FRANKLIN COUNTY, OHIO
JEFFREY D. MACKEY, JUDGE
ADULT NAME CHANGE
How to Apply for a Name Change
ONLINE: Go to “eling.franklincountyohio.gov” to request an account and apply for your name change online.
***All applicants are encouraged to le online***
PAPER: If you are not able to complete an online application, complete the forms attached and return to the court.
Mail: Franklin County Probate Court
373 S. High Street, 22nd Floor
Columbus, Ohio 43215
Dropo: Franklin County Probate Court Drop Box
Lobby of 369 S. High Street
Columbus, Ohio 43215
Filing Fees:
Court Costs: $128.00, by certied check or money order only
How to pay: 1. Filing ONLINE: Credit Card
2. Filing by MAIL or DROPOFF: Money Order payable to the Franklin County Probate Court
Requirements:
You must be a Franklin County resident for at least 60 days prior to ling.
The Process:
The documents listed below must be submitted to the Court for ling, along with the ling fee. Once the documents have
been accepted for ling by the Court, the Court will review the documents for approval. The Judgment Entry will be mailed
to the applicant after approval.
The Court reserves the right to require additional documentation be submitted to support the applicant’s name change or to
hold a hearing on the application. The Court may conduct an independent criminal background check.
Note: TheApplicant’sfullnamemustappearonallpaperwork(rst,middleandlast).Noinitialsmaybeused.
Initial Filing:
Notarized Application for Change of Name of Adult (Form 21.0)
This must be notarized by a Notary Public before being submitted for ling (Court sta cannot notarize documents)
Photocopy of birth certicate or birth record
Photocopy of government issued identication
IfRequestingaCondentialNameChange:
The law requires very specic criteria be met in order for someone to qualify for a condential name change. The applicant
must provide proof that it would jeopardize the applicant’s personal safety to have the name change on the public record.
Please refer to Ohio Revised Code section 2717.11 to determine if you meet the requirements.
Inaddition to the forms required for initial ling above, Form 21.6, Motion for Condentiality of Proceeding, must also be
submitted, along with any required attachments. The Court will review all of the documents and make a determination as to
whether it qualies to be a condential name change. If so, the Court will contact the applicant or attorney to set a hearing,
if determined necessary.
STATE OF OHIO, ) SS:
COUNTY OF FRANKLIN )
The Applicant, being first duly sworn and cautioned according to law, states the following:
Applicant requests a change of name from
to
All of the following documents accompany this application:
1. Photocopy of Birth Record
2. Photocopy of Government Issued Identification
The reason for requesting this name change is:
Returning to pre-marriage surname (“maiden name”) listed on birth certificate
Gender Identity
All other (provide detailed reason for all other name changes):
FRANKLIN COUNTY FORM NC-21.0 - APPLICATION FOR CHANGE OF NAME OF ADULT
(PAGE 1)
PC-NC-21.0 (Rev. 2-2021)
PROBATE COURT OF FRANKLIN COUNTY, OHIO
JEFFREY D. MACKEY, JUDGE
IN RE: CHANGE OF NAME OF
TO
CASE NO.
Present Name
Name Requested
APPLICATION FOR CHANGE OF NAME OF ADULT
[R.C. 2717.01]
FRANKLIN COUNTY FORM NC-21.0 - APPLICATION FOR CHANGE OF NAME OF ADULT
(PAGE 2)
CASE NO.
Applicant’s Signature
Typed or Printed Name
Address
City, State, Zip Code
Telephone Number (include area code)
E-mail
Sworn to before me, with oath or affirmation administered, and signed in my presence this day of
, 20 . This notarial certificate is a jurat under Ohio Law.
Commission Expires
Notary Printed Name
Notary Signature
Complete Below if the Applicant is Represented by an Attorney
Attorney for Applicant
Typed or Printed Name
Address
City, State, Zip Code
Telephone Number (include area code)
Attorney’s Registration No.
Date:
The Applicant further states the following:
1) Applicant has been a bona fide legal resident of this county for a period of at least 60 days;
2) The Application is not being made for the purpose of evading any creditors or other obligations;
3) Applicant is not a debtor in any currently pending bankruptcy proceeding;
4) Applicant has not been convicted of, pleaded guilty to, or been adjudicated a delinquent child for identity fraud
and does not have a duty to comply with R.C 2950.04 or 2950.041 because the Applicant was convicted of,
pleaded guilty to, or was adjudicated a delinquent child for having committed a sexually oriented offense or
a child-victim oriented offense;
5) All documentary evidence submitted with the Application is true, accurate and complete.
The Applicant certifies under penalty of perjury that the statements in this Application
Upon the Application for Change of Name of Adult, the Court finds that the Application is properly supported by all
documentation required by Local Rule and by the Applicant’s Affidavit required by R.C. 2717.06. The Court further
finds that Applicant has provided sufficient proof that the facts in the Application show reasonable and proper cause
for changing the Applicant’s name as requested.
Therefore, the Court orders that the Applicant’s legal name be changed as follows:
Applicant’s name at birth:
Applicant’s current legal name:
Applicant’s new legal name:
Applicant’s date of birth:
State where birth record was issued:
eFRANKLIN COUNTY FORM NC-21.1 - JUDGMENT ENTRY - CHANGE OF NAME OF ADULT
ePC-NC-21.1 (Rev. 8-2021)
PROBATE COURT OF FRANKLIN COUNTY, OHIO
JEFFREY D. MACKEY, JUDGE
IN RE: CHANGE OF NAME OF
TO
CASE NO.
Present Name
Name Requested
JUDGMENT ENTRY CHANGING NAME OF ADULT
CERTIFICATION OF JUDGMENT ENTRY
The above Judgment Entry Changing Name of Adult is a true copy of the original kept by me as custodian of the
records of this Court.
Jeffrey D. Mackey
Probate Judge
Deputy Clerk
Date:
By:
Jeffrey D. Mackey
Probate Judge
Signature Page Attached
