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CompletePen8 OP t1_irpzume wrote

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....I thought you have to go to the court first

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ladybug1259 t1_irq0fsn wrote

You do. It's a pretty simple petition to your county's probate and family court. You have to fill it out, get it notarized and pay a filing fee. The court will issue a citation that you have to publish and allow it after a certain time assuming no one objects.

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Loud_Manufacturer_22 t1_irrqz03 wrote

Just finished this process for my kid. It is simple, in that all you are doing is filling out paper work. However, you must remain patient and be prepared to jump through a bunch of bureaucratic hoops. First, we sent the wrong form of payment- I think we used a personal check which they don't accept. Took several weeks to find this out, get the paperwork back, then refile. This happened a few times with various minor mistakes that made the process restart and racked up lots of delays. It took a little more than a year.

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