How to Change Your Name in Nebraska

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Instructions to change your name in the State of Nebraska under the statute 25-21-271 which allows a resident after marriage, after divorce, or for personal reasons to change their first, middle, or last name. File a Name Change Petition to the county court clerk's office you are a resident.

Name Change Petition. - You will be required to fill in a Nebraska Name Change Petition which will act as the official application for changing your name.
Nebraska Name Change Petition.
Make Sure to have form Notarized.

File Petition to the Court. - You will have to submit your petition to the county court where you are a resident.
Search the Court List.

Newspaper Publication. - Your court date will generally be scheduled for 6 weeks after your have filed your petition and you have to have your new name be published for 4 consecutive weeks (at least 1 day per week the ad must be in circulation).
After Successful Publication you must have the Legal Notice Form completed.

Hearing. - Now you are ready for your hearing, when the Judge asks you for your new name you want to fill out and read your Hearing Instructions. Also, you want to fill out (as much as you can) the Nebraska Order for Name Change

Change Your Name. - You have completed the legal name change process and now you must change your name at all public and private institutions that shuld be aware of your new name.