Legal Name Change

Name Changes can be filed at the Oakland County Clerk's Office in person or by mail. You must be a resident of Oakland County for at least one year in order to petition the court for a name change. Children must be over the age of one year to process a last name change.

Name Change Instructions

• Oakland County Name Change Instructions
• Visit www.michiganlegalhelp.org for a do-it-yourself name change. This is an online interactive process that can print out the necessary forms, provide guidelines and eligibility.

Submittal

Submit to the Oakland County Clerk's Office:

• Completed forms
• $175.00 filing fee
• $116.95 publication fee (payable to Legal News) - Fee not required if submitting the PC 51c form.
• File in person or by mail:

  Oakland County Clerk's Office
  Attn: Name Change
  1200 N Telegraph Rd
  Pontiac, MI 48341

Forms

Please see the Oakland County Name Change Instructions above for more information on the use of these forms. 

• PC 51 - Petition for Name Change
• PC 51c - Petition for Name Change and Ex Parte Request for Nonpublication and Confidential Record
• PC 51b - Minors Consent to Name Change
• PC 50 - Publication of Notice of Hearing Regarding Petition for Name Change
• PC 162 - Request for Hearing or Dismissal Regarding Name Change Proceeding
• MC 97a - Addendum to Protected Personal Identifying Information
• MC 505 - Contact Information