Make your Free Texas Name Change Petition and Order

This Petition is used to get a court order for an adult legal name change in Texas. A court order is often unnecessary if you just got married or divorced.

Use the Texas Name Change Petition and Order document if:

• You live in the state of Texas and want to make a legal name change, but not because you have been recently married or divorced. See the Free Legal Help section for information on how to get a legal name change after marriage or divorce.

Find more information about name changes:

• Name Change After Marriage
• Name Change After Divorce

When a name change is part of a marriage or divorce, the request is processed as part of the marriage license or Final Decree of Divorce.

Changing your name in Texas outside of a marriage or a divorce is a different process. To change your legal name, you must file a Texas Name Change Petition and Order with the court. If your petition meets all requirements and you are not changing your name to avoid legal trouble, the court will sign an order granting you a new name.

See legal references for a Name Change Petition Order in Texas: Texas Family Code - FAM § 45.102