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Georgia court form packet
Download the Georgia petition for change of name of minor packet for your child. This state-specific self-help form package is ready for instant secure access and includes the packet documents listed below.
A practical minor name change packet built around the court filing documents used to request an official name change order.
Prepared for Georgia minor name change filings, with petition and order materials reflected in the downloadable packet.
Download the files, complete them on your own device, then file with the appropriate court. Your personal details are not entered into an online form builder.
A short PublicLegal filing guide covers this state's age split, publication and service sequence, and after-order updates — ending in a printable checklist to carry to the clerk.
This state packet includes 1 packet PDF • PublicLegal guide + Georgia minor name-change instruments (PublicLegal-authored). Use the PDF files for print-ready review and filing preparation.
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VERIFIED PETITION TO CHANGE NAME OF MINOR CHILD. The PublicLegal-authored Georgia petition a parent or guardian files in the Superior Court — Georgia publishes no statewide official minor form.
Caption: the Superior Court of the petitioner's county of residence, the child whose name is to change, and the civil action file number the clerk assigns (O.C.G.A. § 19-12-1(b)).
The other parent: the packet carries the Consent + Acknowledgment of Service (§ 19-12-1(e)) — the fast path — plus the Certificate of Service by Mail and Affidavit of Diligent Search for a parent who will not sign or cannot be found (§ 19-12-1(f)).
The full packet also includes the separate Verification, the Notice of Petition for the four-week publication, a proposed Rule Nisi and Final Order, the conditional waive-publication / seal motion, and a PublicLegal filing guide with printable checklist.
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Yes. This product is the Georgia minor name change packet tied to this state-specific page and the packet documents shown above.
The included packet documents are listed on this page. Where the same document is provided in more than one format, it is grouped once with Word, PDF, or other format badges.
This packet currently includes print-ready PDF format. The document list above reflects the packet contents for this state without exposing internal fulfillment filenames.
Complete the petition and related court documents, then file them with the appropriate court. Court filing fees and local procedures vary by county.
These forms are designed for self-help use, but ILRG does not provide legal advice. Consult a licensed attorney if your situation involves unusual facts, contested issues, or questions about local procedure.
Timing depends on the court, local scheduling, notice requirements, and whether anyone objects. Many name change matters take several weeks, but local timing can vary.
A parent or guardian can usually file a minor name change petition, but notice to or consent from the other parent may be required. Requirements vary by state and county.
No. ILRG provides self-help legal forms and information, not legal advice. You are responsible for reviewing local court requirements before filing.
Consent of both living, non-abandoning parents is filed with the petition (§ 19-12-1(e)). A parent who will not sign is served — in person, by certified mail, or by publication if they cannot be found (§ 19-12-1(f)) — and may object; the judge decides.
Georgia sets no fixed age for the child’s own written consent; the judge decides on the child’s best interests.
Yes by default — four consecutive weeks in the county legal organ (§ 19-12-1(d)). Publication also serves a parent whose address is unknown. The family-violence / trafficking track (§ 19-12-1(c)) can waive it.
A parent or guardian files in the Superior Court of the petitioner’s county of residence (§ 19-12-1(b)). Where the child lives with non-parent caregivers, they are served like a parent (§ 19-12-1(g)).