Lake County Court of Common Pleas
 Probate Division

Ted Klammer, Probate Judge 

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Lake County
Probate Court
25 North Park Place
Painesville, OH 44077

Phone:      (440) 350-2626
West End: (440) 918-2626
Fax:            (440) 350-2628
West End: (440) 918-2628


Hours of Service:
Monday-Friday
7:30 am to 5 pm*

*Closed on holidays
observed by
Lake County


MINOR NAME CHANGE

Name Change Application Information:

BUSINESS IN THE COURT SHALL BE CONDUCTED ON A CASH BASIS; NO COURT COST REFUNDED.

Procedure:

  • You must be a resident of Lake County for a least one continuous year before you file your application.
  • If you have not lived in Lake County for at least one year, your application will be dismissed and your filing fees will not be refunded.
  • The forms you file MUST be typed.  Illegible documents will be refused for filing.
  • All names must be complete.  Use middle names instead of middle initials.
  • Incorrect spellings may result in additional cost to you as well as a delay in the change of name.
  • Please make sure you have filled out both pages.
  • Both applicant and minor are required to attend the hearing.
  • If you are attempting to change the name of a minor, the parents of the minor including an alleged father, must consent to the name change or receive legal notice of the name change.The parent or alleged father must receive legal notice regardless of the name change in a newspaper or general circulation in the county.  It is your responsibility to make sure that the legal notice is correct and completed.
  • If the parents of the minor are divorced, a certified copy of the divorce degree must be presented with the application.
  • A legible copy of the minor’s certified birth certificate should be presented. The copy of the birth certificate will not be made a part of the record.
  • In a minor name change, if the parent does not consent, the applicant must prove by clear and convincing evidence that the name of the minor should be changed.  This may require witnesses and evidence to present at the time of the hearing.
  • If you should have any question as to how to present your case, you should consult with an attorney.

Forms:

Fees:

  • Filing Fee is $85.00
  • Restricted mailing and filing fee is $94.62
  • Checks should be made out to: Lake County Probate Court