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How to Change Your Name in Colorado Form

In the case of wanting to change your legal name in the State of Colorado, the following form has to be completed and submitted.

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Step 1	 - You will first need to get fingerprints at your local law enforcement 	
agency in order to properly complete a background check. Upon getting your 
fingerprints you will need to send them to the FBI with 	this form	 and on the 	
bottom note that the purpose of the background check is for a name change by 
writing '	§13-15-101 Legal Name Change	'. Once you have your fingerprints and 	
the form completely filled in send form to the following address with $18.00:
FBI CJIS Division – Record Request
1000 Custer Hollow Road
Clarksburg, WV 26306
Step 2	 - File the 	Colorado Name Change Petition JDF 433	, you will need to 	
completely fill this form out as well as notarize, and attach your criminal 
history checks provided by the FBI as Exhibit A. File this package to the County 
Court Clerk in you area (	See Locations Below	). Make 2 copies of all forms filed.	
Step 3	 - You will be given a hearing date, show up to the court hearing with 	
the 	Colorado Order for Publication of Name Change JDF 426	. The Judge will 	
authorize this form and this will allow you to make your name change public.
Step 4	 - File the publication of your name change request to your local 	
newspaper with the 	Colorado Public Notice of Petition for Name Change JDF 	
427	. Your name change must be legal under 	13-15-102	 and be published 3 times 	
in 21 days.
Step 5	 - After publication you will be instructed to go back to the court and 	
have the Judge sign your 	Colorado Final Decree for Name Change JDF 448	. This 	
will be the actual form you use to change your name at the following 
institutions: Department of Motor Vehicles, Social Security Office, Passport 
Agency, Banks, etc.
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