Michigan Order Regarding Petition for Name Change (PC 52)
Michigan State Court Administrative OfficeLegal name changeForm PC 52Free downloadLast verified November 10, 2026
Order that the family division of a Michigan circuit court uses to grant or deny a name change. It is a court form, not a vital records office form. A petitioner who wants to change a birth certificate must give a certified copy of the order to the State Registrar.
Who can use this form
- The court completes this order. The judge signs it.
- It follows a petition for name change filed on form PC 51 or PC 51c.
- The petitioner receives Part 1 of the order.
What to send with it
- The petitioner does not file this form. The court issues it in the name change case.
- To change a birth certificate, the petitioner must provide a certified copy of this order to the State Registrar.
- The order can direct the State Registrar to create a new live birth certificate that does not disclose the name at birth and to seal the original.
Where to send it
- Mail to
- See the form for where to file it.
- State fee
- Not provided
- Typical processing
- Not provided
- Issued by
- Michigan State Court Administrative Office
- Form revision
- Rev. 7/26
- Source
- Not provided