Summit County Birth Certificate and Name Change Clinic

Name: Summit County Birth Certificate and Name Change Clinic
Start: 2025-01-24T10:00:00-05:00
End: 2025-01-24T15:00:00-05:00
Location: Summit County Probate Court

Schedule

Fri Jan 24 2025 at 10:00 am to 03:00 pm

UTC-05:00

Location

Summit County Probate Court | Akron, OH

Introducing the state’s third mega Birth Certificate and Name Change Clinic where attorneys will be available to answer your questions, notaries will be standing by to witness signatures, and a sitting magistrate will be able to process filings and issue orders on site!
When: Friday, Janury 24th, 10:00am until 3:00pm!
Where: Summit County Probate Court.
Trained volunteer attorneys will be available to help you complete forms and discuss your questions concerning legal name change, birth certificate correction, and more from
10:00am until 3:00pm!
Notaries will be available! Probate magistrates will also be able to process filings and issue orders on site!
There are costs associated with parking and legal filing fees: approximately $125.00 for name changes, $40.00 for birth record corrections, and $10.00 for parking.
Financial assistance will be available for those who qualify. Applications will be taken on site.
What to bring:
Government-issued photo ID*
Copy of birth certificate
Cash, check, or money order for the filing fee(s)
For gender marker corrections, a licensed professional statement is also needed. This is the Summit County Form for that: https://summitohioprobate.com/Forms/BirthRecord/HEA_2783a.pdf
Who is eligible:
For name change:
Summit County resident for at least 60 days
For gender marker correction:
Proof that you were born in Summit, in some instances a long form birth certificate may be needed.
For Ohio birth certificate correction:
Summit County resident, OR born in Summit County
*Folks should bring proof of residency if their ID is new (issued within 59 days) or doesn’t list an address in located in Summit County.