Idaho Court-Ordered Name Change Processing Packet
Official state formLegal name changeFree downloadLast verified November 10, 2026
Packet to ask Idaho Vital Records to apply a court-ordered name change to an Idaho birth certificate. The court order must come first. The packet has the application, the Legal Action form and the one-and-the-same-person affidavit.
Who can use this form
- The registrant, if 18 or older
- Parent or parents listed on the birth certificate
- Legal guardian (a copy of the guardianship order is required)
What to send with it
- Completed application to request processing of a court-ordered name change
- Certified copy of the court order from a U.S. or Tribal court (file date, original seal, clerk's original signature, current name, new name, date of birth)
- Affidavit of One and the Same Person, if the order lacks a date of birth
- Copy of ID
- Legal Action request form, if ordering copies of the amended certificate
- Fees
Where to send it
- Mail to
- IDAHO VITAL RECORDS ATTN: LEGAL AMENDMENTS PO BOX 83720 BOISE, IDAHO 83720-0036
- State fee
- $20.00 application fee; $16.00 per certified copy; optional $25.00 legal amendment RUSH. Copies issued before the change cannot be exchanged.
- Typical processing
- The packet says rush typically takes one to two weeks and refers to the office's website for other times.
- Form revision
- Revised 01/2026
- Source
- Official government page