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Kansas Name Change Decision Tree - Coggle Diagram
Kansas Name Change Decision Tree
Welcome to the Kansas Name Change Guided Interview! To begin, have you been a resident of the state of Kansas for at least 60 days prior to this interview?
IF NO: We're sorry! To initiate a Kansas name change, you must be a resident in the state of Kansas for at least 60 days prior to initiating this matter. If you feel you have received this message in error, please consult the Kansas Legal Services website.
IF YES: Are you at least over the age of 18?
IF NOT OVER 18: We're sorry! Exit.
If YES to 18: Please enter your year of birth using the format example 1995.
AFTER BIRTH YEAR: Please state the county and state of where you were born.
IF YES TO RESIDENCY: Please use the dropdown menu below to select the name of the county in Kansas where you live for the petition to be filed.
also IF YES: Are you seeking a name change in the event of a divorce?
IF YES: Exit: Please use another legal resource, as this interview is for name changes not based on post-divorce proceedings.
IF NO: Continue to age.
What is the name that appears on your birth certificate?
What is your present name?
What are other names that you go by? This may be nicknames, aliases, etc.
Please state a reason of why you would like to change your name; this will be filled in on your petition.
Is this petition made for the purpose of avoiding any debts, obligations or legal process, or is it made for the purpose of misleading or defrauding any person?
IF YES: Exit.
IF NO: Do you certify that this name change will not prejudice any other person?
IF YES TO PREJUDICE: Exit.
IF NO TO PREJUDICE: Do you certify that it is in your best interest to request this change in name?
IF YES TO INTERESTS: In the first box, please state your current legal first and last name, and in the second box, the first and last name that you wish to change to.
AFTER NAME BOX: Do you affirm under penalty of perjury that all information provided are accurate?
IF YES: Continue.
IF NO: Exit.
Please provide your current address for the petition.
Do you wish to fulfill the notice of hearing by mail or by publication?
IF BY MAIL:
Please provide the date, time, and location of the court where your petition will be heard.
Please provide the date of when you filed the petition, and the name of the court where the petition was filed.
please provide the company, business, or firm to whom you are mailing notice of your name change. Also provide the address of said company.
IF BY PUBLICATION:
Please provide the news publication source you used to fulfill this requirement
Please provide the date in which the petition was filed