Instructions Updated 07/01/2023
PETITION FOR ADULT
NAME CHANGEAND/OR
BIRTHDATE CORRECTION
*THIS PACKET IS FOR ADULTS WHO WANT TO
LEGALLY CHANGE THEIR NAME AND/OR
BIRTHDATE CORRECTION*
• Advisory
• Instructions
• Petition for Name Change and/or Birthdate
Correction
• Request for Hearing
• Notice of Hearing
• Order for Change of Name
* FOR PURPOSES OF A NAME CHANGE AN “ADULT” IS ANYONE 14 YEARS OLD OR OLDER.
THIRTEENTH JUDICIAL DISTRICT COURT
Instructions Updated 07/01/2023
STOP
Please read this ADVISORY
1. REMEMBER – you are responsible for your case:
• You must fill out the paperwork correctly,
• You must request and attend hearings,
• You must check whether the opposing party is filing paperwork
• You must keep track of deadlines, etc.
2. READ the instructions. They are there to help you fill out these
forms.
3. TAKE YOUR TIME filing out the forms. This paperwork will have
some legal impact on your life.
4. Please, always use your case caption (example: Jane Doe v. John
Doe, D-1329-DM-201300194) on all court papers, letters, and with
the clerk’s and judge’s offices.
5. Please seek the advice of an attorney if:
a. you do not understand the forms
b. you are unsure about what to do
c. are uncomfortable with the information you must put on a
form.
Instructions Updated 07/01/2023
INSTRUCTIONS FOR A NAME CHANGE
STEP 1-
FILL OUT THE
PETITION
1. Completely fill out the Petition for Name Change.
2. Petitioner = Your full current legal name
3. Include the reason for the change
4. Be sure to have your current and proposed name spelled correctly
STEP 2-
FILE YOUR
PETITION
1. Make one copy of your completed Petition for Name Change for
your records.
2. File the original and copy with the clerk’s office
3. There is a fee of $132. If you cannot afford the fee, you may fill
out an Application for Free Process to have your fee reduced.
STEP 3 -
OBTAIN A
HEARING DATE
FROM CLERK’S
OR JUDGE’S
STAFF
1. Fill out the Request for Hearing.
2. Fill out Notice of Hearing leaving the date and time blank. The
date and time will be completed by the Court, Trial Court
Administrator.
3. Please submit the original of both the Request and Notice of
Hearing along with 2 copies (or more if needed to accommodate
all parties entitled to notice) and self-addressed stamped envelopes
for all parties entitles to notice. The Trial Court Administrator for
the assigned judge will use the envelopes to mail out the notice of
hearing to all parties listed.
STEP 4 -
GO TO YOUR
HEARING
1. Fill out the Order for Name Change and/or Birthdate Correction
and bring it with you to your hearing.
2. The judge will review the Order, and may have questions for you.
3. If everything looks in order, the judge will sign the Order.
STEP 5 -
FILE YOUR
ORDER
1. After the judge signs the Order, take the signed Order to the court
clerks so they can officially file the order. Once the order is
officially filed, the name change is official.
2. Ask the court clerks to certify as many copies of the Order as you
need. Social Security, the County Clerk, and other agencies will
want certified copies of the Order. The fee for certified copies is
$1.50 per certification.
STEP 6 -
RECORD YOUR
ORDER WITH
COUNTY CLERK
1. You need to record a certified copy of the Order with your County
Clerk.
2. The County Clerk is not the same as the court clerks.
If you are unsure where your County Clerk is located, check with the court
clerk’s office.
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Petition For Name Change
STATE OF NEW MEXICO
COUNTY OF __________________
13
TH
JUDICIAL DISTRICT COURT
No. __________________________
IN THE MATTER OF A PETITION
FOR NAME CHANGE AND/OR BIRTH DATE CORRECTION FOR
________________________________________, Petitioner
PETITION FOR NAME CHANGE AND/OR BIRTH DATE CORRECTION
(you must live in the county where you are filing this Petition)
1. The Petitioner lives in __________________ County, New Mexico.
2. This is a Petition for a name change and/or birth date correction involving a person(s) 14
years old or older.
3. The Petitioner seeks the following name change:
Name on Birth Certificate Proposed full name Age Date of Birth
4. The Petitioner seeks a name change for the following reason(s):
___________________________________________________________________________
___________________________________________________________________________
__________________________________________________________________________.
5. Petitioner seeks a correction to the birth date listed on his/her birth certificate.
6. Petitioner’s birth certificate currently lists his/her birth date as ___________________.
7. Petitioner’s birth date is ________________________.
8. Facts supporting the correct birth date are: ___________________________________
_____________________________________________________________________
_____________________________________________________________________.
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Petition For Name Change
WHEREFORE, the Petitioner respectfully requests the Court to issue an Order granting a
change of name as stated in paragraph 3 and/or a birthdate correction as stated in paragraph 6 of
this Petition.
Petitioner's notarized signature:
_______________________________________________
Petitioner's signature
Address:_____________________________________
____________________________________________
____________________________________________
Telephone: ________________________________
STATE OF NEW MEXICO )
) ss.
COUNTY OF ______________________ )
Acknowledged, subscribed and sworn to before me this _________ day of ______________,
2_____ by_________________________________ , the petitioner.
My commission expires: ____________________________
(SEAL)
Notary Public: _________________________________________
STATE OF NEW MEXICO
COUNTY OF __________________
13TH JUDICIAL DISTRICT COURT
No. __________________________
IN THE MATTER OF A PETITION
FOR NAME CHANGE AND/OR BIRTH DATE CORRECTION FOR
________________________________________, Petitioner
REQUEST FOR HEARING
Assigned Judge: __________________________________
Matters to be heard: ORDER FOR CHANGE OF NAME AND/OR BIRTHDATE CORRECTION
Submitted by:
_____________________________________
Name: _________________________
Address: _________________________
_________________________
Telephone: _________________________
STATE OF NEW MEXICO
COUNTY OF __________________
13TH JUDICIAL DISTRICT COURT
No. __________________________
IN THE MATTER OF A PETITION
FOR NAME CHANGE AND/OR BIRTH DATE CORRECTION FOR
________________________________________, Petitioner
NOTICE OF HEARING
PLEASE TAKE NOTICE that the above-entitled cause is scheduled for hearing before the
Honorable _______________________, District Judge, for the date, time and place below:
Date: __________________________
Time: __________________________
Place: [ ] Cibola District Courthouse, 700 E. Roosevelt Ave., Suite 60, Grants, New Mexico
[ ] Sandoval District Courthouse, 1500 Idalia Road, Building A, Bernalillo, New Mexico
[ ] Valencia District Courthouse, Highway 314 & Morris Road, Los Lunas, New Mexico
Matter to be heard: ORDER FOR CHANGE OF NAME AND/OR BIRTHDATE CORRECTION
Time Allocated: _________________________
________________________________
Trial Court Administrative Assistant
Parties entitled to notice:
a.
b.
PLEASE SUBMIT THIS WITH STAMPED ENVELOPES ADDRESSED
TO ALL PARTIES OR ATTORNEYS ENTITLED TO NOTICE.
THE JUDGE’S ASSISTANT WILL USE THOSE ENVELOPES TO GIVE
PARTIES AND ATTORNEYS NOTICE OF THE HEARING
STATE OF NEW MEXICO
COUNTY OF __________________
13
TH
JUDICIAL DISTRICT COURT
No._______________________________
IN THE MATTER OF A PETITION
FOR NAME CHANGE AND/OR BIRTH DATE CORRECTION FOR
________________________________________, Petitioner
ORDER FOR CHANGE OF NAME AND BIRTH DATE CORRECTION
THIS MATTER came before the court for hearing upon a Petition for Change of Name
and/or Birth Date Correction. The court examined the matter pursuant to NMSA 1978
Sections 40-8-1 to 40-8-3 and, being fully advised in the premises, FINDS:
1. This is a Petition for a name change and/or birth date correction involving a person(s) 14
years old or older.
2. [ ] The Petitioner has shown good cause why his/her birth date should be changed.
3. [ ] No sufficient cause has been shown why the name of the Petitioner should not be
changed.
4. [ ] No sufficient cause has been shown why the date of birth of the Petitioner should not
be changed to reflect the correct date of birth
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IT IS THEREFORE ORDERED that:
A. [ ] The Petitioner currently named __________________________________
born on ________________________is hereby granted a NAME CHANGE
to______________________________________________.
[ ] The Petitioner currently named __________________________________
born on ________________________is hereby granted a BIRTHDATE
CORRECTION to________________________________.
B. That the Vital Statistics Bureau of the state where the Petitioner’s birth certificate is
filed is ORDERED to amend and reissue the birth certificate to reflect the above
name and/or birth date change.
_________________________________
District Court Judge
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