Fee: $750 for a routine change of name order.

Costs: The court costs and other charges, in addition to the fee, are $65 for an Index Number in the Civil Court, $150 for the legal notice to be printed in the newspaper, and $6 for each certified copy of the judge's Order.  The total of the costs is $221.

The total of the fee and costs is $971.

Time it takes: Name Changes are slow and the Civil Court is somewhat disorganized. One week to prepare the Petition and Order, 1 or 2 months to have it signed and published and a week or so to obtain a certified copy of the Order. Expect it to take 3 or 4 months.