Name Changes can be filed at the Oakland County Clerk's Office.

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. Visit Michigan Courts for complete instructions and Michigan Laws regarding name change procedures.

Name Change Instructions

• Name Change Instructions (21 years of age or younger)
• Name Change Instructions (22 years of age or older)

Submittal

Submit to the Oakland County Clerk's Office:

• Complete the required petition:
  • PC 51, Petition for Name Change
  • PC 51c, Petition for Name Change and Ex Parte Request for Nonpublication and Confidential Record
• Complete the required Addendum to Protected Personal Identifying Information (MC 97a)
• $175.00 filing fee
• $110.95 publication fee (payable to Legal News)