Court Ordered Name Changes

The Office of Vital Records creates new certificates in the case of a name change.

We are one of the final steps of the process following the change being made with a court order. Please contact your county’s Clerk of District Court before reaching out to us.

Once a court order is completed, please send our office the certified court order along with the fee of $41 and a photocopy of your photo ID.

Legal action processing time for court-ordered name changes:

• 3-4 months for creating new certificates
• Currently working on orders received on 5/28/2024

Legal action applications are processed in the order they are received. Please note that we do not make exceptions to this.

Corrections to Certificates:
For any questions, please contact Micah Hall at 406-444-9039.

Surrogacy and Court Ordered Name Changes and Open Sealed Files
For any questions, please contact Vicky Root at 406-444-4226.