Hm Courts Tribunals Service
Find out more about changing a childs name by deed poll.
If you are over 18 and want to enrol a change of name for yourself, you must use the guidance and forms for changing your name by deed poll. You cannot enrol a change of name yourself if youre under 18 years old.
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Open a document
You can download and open PDF documents on your device. Downloading enables more features to be used, such as printing.
Adobe Reader is a free to use PDF viewer. You can use this to view, fill in and print PDF documents. You do not need to sign up for a free trial.
Follow these steps:
- Download Adobe Reader for free.
- Right-click on the document link then select Save link as or Download linked file.
- Save the form (in your documents folder, for example).
- Open Adobe Reader and then select the saved form.
If the form still does not open, contact hmctsforms@justice.gov.uk.
If you need a printed version contact your local court.
Request accessible formats
You can request:
- a Braille version
- a large print version
- an easy read version
Request an accessible format by emailing hmctsforms@justice.gov.uk
Microsoft Word
Microsoft Word is not generally suitable for our documents. You can only request a conversion of a PDF form to Word format as a reasonable adjustment under the Equality Act 2010. Find out more about the Equality Act 2010 in the guidance.
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