User:Sharmda/Name change in Texas for an adult

CHANGING NAME FOR AN ADULT IN TEXAS

STEP 1: Get the required forms from the website below: http://www.texaslawhelp.org/documents/clusters/tx/194/English/Span_Eng_adult_namechange.pdf

STEP 2: Fill in the form per the provided instructions and get it notarized.

STEP 3: Make a copy of the document and get $243 in cash (preferred) or check (local check or certified check)

Go to: Dallas County Courthouse, 600 Commerce Street, Dallas, TX 75202

Go to filing office on first floor and file your documents. The district clerk will stamp your paperwork and give you a case/cause number.

STEP 4: Take the paperwork and go to the third floor (the clerk will give you directions too) to the court clerk who will give you paperwork for fingerprints. Remember to ask for two fingerprint cards!

STEP 5: Go to your local law enforcement agency and get fingerprints taken.

STEP 6: Mail fingerprints and money order to Texas Department of Safety as mentioned in the instructions provided along with the fingerprint card.

STEP 7: Wait for 4 – 6 weeks and call back the Court Clerk’s office to check if the fingerprint card has been verified and returned to the Dallas County Courthouse. Once it has been returned, you’ll get a date for the court appearance where you can represent your case to the judge.