Name Change

Forms
- Name Change Petitions and Orders (WI Court System)
- Portion of Judgment Regarding Surname (Divorce) (WI Court System)
- Your county may have forms specific to this topic. See Forms by County or contact your county's Clerk of Court.
Basic Steps to Handling a Name Change (WI Court System)
How Do I Change My Name? (WI Court System Self-Help Center)
How Do I Correct or Amend a Birth Certificate? (WI Court System Self-Help Center)
Name Change Guides from Wisconsin Counties (WI State Law Library)
Name Change for
- Driver's License, ID card, or Certificate of Title (WI Dept. of Transportation)
  Includes: Acceptable Documents for Proof of Name Change
- Professional / Occupational Licenses
  - Attorneys
    - State Bar of WI Attorney Profile
  - WI Dept. of Safety & Professional Services
    For individuals licensed by DSPS, you may change your license name & address online.
- Social Security (U.S. Social Security Administration)
  Fact sheet lists the documents you will need to provide for a name change.
- Taxes (U.S. Internal Revenue Service)
- U.S. Passport (U.S. Dept. of State)
Gender Change
- Changing birth certificate sex designations (Lambda Legal)
  50 state survey of laws.

The Law (Additional statutes, regulations & opinions may apply to your specific situation.)

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Recommended links from our County Resources database:

Wisconsin State Law Library