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ATTORNEY INFORMATION
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PETITIONER INFORMATION
Name change petitions are filed in Superior Court. File No. should match the SP-87 petition.
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GROUNDS FOR WAIVING PUBLICATION
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SUPPORTING DOCUMENTATION AVAILABLE
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PROPOSED ORDER LANGUAGE
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OPEN CLAWDE VERSION →PUBLICATION WAIVER — KEY RULES
- Default rule: adult name change requires 10-day newspaper publication under G.S. 101-2
- Courts routinely waive publication for DV survivors, transgender petitioners, and witness protection participants
- Attach any documentation supporting the safety concern — it strengthens the waiver motion
- Hearing may be conducted in camera (private) upon request
- This Order alone does NOT change the name — the underlying Name Change Order (SP-87) is still required
- Clerk keeps the petition under seal when a privacy waiver is granted
- Name change will NOT appear in public court records when waiver is granted
STATUTORY REFERENCE
G.S. 101-2(a)Publication waiver authority
G.S. 101-1Name change procedure
SP-87Underlying name change order
G.S. 50B-3DV protective order (DVPO)
FILING SEQUENCE
- 1. File Petition for Name Change (SP-87) with Clerk of Superior Court
- 2. Simultaneously present this SP-90 motion to waive publication
- 3. Clerk schedules in-camera hearing or processes administratively
- 4. Judge signs this Order if grounds are found sufficient
- 5. Name change order (SP-87) then entered — sealed from public records
NEED AN ATTORNEY?
- This is a proposed order — must be reviewed and filed by a licensed NC attorney
- Barker Richardson, PLLC → handles privacy-exception name changes statewide