On Friday, June 27th at 1:30 PM, the Probate Court will be conducting a legal name change docket in observance of Pride Month. This is for adults who reside in Davidson County.
Instructions:
1. Complete this name change form if you want to appear on a special name change docket
to be held during Pride Month 2025. The docket will be conducted on Friday, June 27,
2025, at 1:30 PM in Courtroom 608. Note: To participate you must be an adult (age 18
or older), live in Davidson County, and provide the items described below in a timely
manner.
2. On or before Friday, June 20, 2025, return the completed name change form to:
Probate Court Clerk’s Office
Davidson County Historic Courthouse
1 Public Square
Suite 302
Nashville, TN 37201
(615) 862-5980
https://circuitclerk.nashville.gov/probate/
3. On or before Friday, June 20, 2025, provide the following to the Probate Court Clerk:
a) Payment of $159.50 for the filing fee
• The Probate Court Clerk accepts the following forms of payment – cash,
check, credit card, cashier’s check and money order.
• If you are indigent, please click here for an indigency form or call (615) 862-
5980 for assistance.
b) A copy of your birth certificate (it does not need to be a certified copy)
c) A copy of your official photo identification (government issued driver’s license or
passport; it does not need to be a “REAL ID” with the star on it)
d) A copy of your social security card
Note: The petition and documentation described in 3.b), 3.c), and 3.d) above will be
placed under seal and will not be made available to the general public. If the name
change is granted, the name change order will be a matter of public record (and not
under seal).
Find all the information at the 2nd Annual Pride Month Name Change Announcement.
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