Adult Name Change in Connecticut: Steps, Cost & Forms
Verified against Connecticut Probate Court and .gov sources · Last verified July 16, 2026.
An adult name change in Connecticut is filed in the Probate Court, costs about $0 court fee, and requires no newspaper notice. Most cases finish in 4–8 weeks. You'll need the forms below and certified copies of the signed order to update your IDs.
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What it costs
Connecticut eliminated the Probate Court name-change filing fee effective July 1, 2023 (Public Act 23-204, amending C.G.S. § 45a-107); the fee is $0 statewide.
Probate Court for the district where you live (Superior Court is a statutory alternative under C.G.S. § 52-11)
Step by step
- 1
Complete Form PC-901 (Petition for Change of Name, Adult) and the PC-901CI Confidential Information sheet, and gather a certified long-form birth certificate plus two forms of ID (one with a photo).
- 2
File the petition with the Probate Court for the district where you live — there is no filing fee as of July 1, 2023.
- 3
The court sends notice of your petition to the Department of Emergency Services and Public Protection to confirm you are not on the Sex Offender Registry, and mails you a Notice of Hearing.
- 4
Attend the hearing (if held) where the judge decides the petition; also file the PC-910 Affidavit RE Change of Name if required.
- 5
Order certified copies of the decree and use them to update Social Security, the DMV, your passport, and your accounts.
Official forms
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- • Connecticut eliminated the Probate Court name-change filing fee on July 1, 2023 — the fee is now $0 statewide.
- • There is no fingerprint requirement, but the court runs a Sex Offender Registry check with the Department of Emergency Services and Public Protection; no newspaper publication is required.
Then update your IDs
Once you have the signed order, update Social Security first, then your Connecticut license, then your passport and accounts.
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Sources
Every fee, court, rule, and form on this page traces to an official government source:
- www.ctprobate.gov/other-matters/name-changes
- jud.ct.gov
- portal.ct.gov/dmv/licenses-permits-ids/change-driver-license
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