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Court name-change procedure varies by state. Tap a state for the statute, filing fee, waiting period, publication and hearing rules, and after-court update sequence.

AL2-step
Alabama
Fee varies
AK1-step
Alaska
$150
AZ1-step
Arizona
$349
AR2-step
Arkansas
$165
CA2-step
California
$435
CO2-step
Colorado
$192
CT1-step
Connecticut
$250
DE2-step
Delaware
$165
DC2-step
District of Columbia
$120
FL3-step
Florida
$401
GA3-step
Georgia
$220
HI2-step
Hawaii
$50
ID2-step
Idaho
$167
IL2-step
Illinois
$313
IN3-step
Indiana
$156
IA1-step
Iowa
$185
KS2-step
Kansas
$195
KY1-step
Kentucky
$50
LA2-step
Louisiana
$350
ME1-step
Maine
$70
MD2-step
Maryland
$165
MA2-step
Massachusetts
$180
MI3-step
Michigan
$175
MN2-step
Minnesota
$285
MS2-step
Mississippi
$165
MO2-step
Missouri
$47
MT2-step
Montana
$170
NE2-step
Nebraska
$86
NV2-step
Nevada
$270
NH1-step
New Hampshire
$100
NJ2-step
New Jersey
$250
NM2-step
New Mexico
$132
NY2-step
New York
$65
NC2-step
North Carolina
$120
ND2-step
North Dakota
$80
OH2-step
Ohio
$124
OK2-step
Oklahoma
$168
OR2-step
Oregon
$124
PA3-step
Pennsylvania
$354
RI1-step
Rhode Island
$75
SC3-step
South Carolina
$150
SD2-step
South Dakota
$80
TN1-step
Tennessee
$150
TX3-step
Texas
$311
UT2-step
Utah
$375
VT1-step
Vermont
$90
VA1-step
Virginia
$32
WA1-step
Washington
$50
WV2-step
West Virginia
$175
WI2-step
Wisconsin
$165
WY2-step
Wyoming
$85

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Tint encodes the number of procedural steps, not a quality judgment. Some petitioners prefer a state with a hearing requirement — a hearing can provide cover for a publication waiver.