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Documents Required: – Petition to Change Name (PC51) – Birth Certificate and photo identification – Records Check Release – Affidavit of Publication – Criminal history report from Michigan State Police Fees and Requirements: See General Information Service: It is the petitioner’s responsibility to ensure that proper and timely service and publication is made. If proper and timely service and/or publication is not made, your hearing may be adjourned and/or your petition dismissed. Filing: It is recommended that the documents be brought to the Probate Court office by the petitioner for filing, however, filings may be completed by mail. See Location/Hours of Court. · Please read the forms carefully and complete all forms – any incomplete forms will be returned. · Please type or print neatly in blue or black ink. NO PENCIL OR COLORED INK. Anything not in compliance will be returned. · If the person who name is to be changed is age 22 or older, please see Special Instructions regarding fingerprints. · Once the petition has been reviewed and processed by the Court, the petitioner will receive a letter by mail from the Court with a notice of the hearing date and time. A hearing date will not be give at the time of filing. · The petitioner will be required, once the hearing date is received, to publish the notice of hearing pursuant to MCR 3.613 in a Montcalm County newspaper. The expense for this publication must be paid directly to the newspaper by the petitioner. The newspapers approved by the State of Michigan for legal publications are: Carson City Gazette or The Daily News 109 North Lafayette Street PO Box 340 Greenville, MI 48838 616.754.9303 or 800.968.9301 Fax: 616.754.8559 http://www.thedailynews.cc Keep copies of all documents filed with the Court for your records and to provide to the interested persons. Copies obtained from the Court are $1.00 per page.
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