New York Consolidated Laws
N.Y. Civil Rights Law § 62 (2026)
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§ 62. Notice. 1. If the petition be to change the name of an infant, notice of the time and place when and where the petition will be presented must be served, in like manner as a notice of a motion upon an attorney in an action, upon (a) both parents of the infant, if they be living, unless the petition be made by one of the parents, in which case notice must be served upon the other, if he or she be living, and (b) the general guardian or guardian of the person, if there be one. But if any of the persons, required to be given notice by this section, reside without the state, then the notice required by this section must be sent by registered mail to the last known address of the person to be served. If it appears to the satisfaction of the court that a person required to be given notice by this section cannot be located with due diligence within the state, and that such person has no known address without the state, then the court may dispense with notice or require notice to be given to such persons and in such manner as the court thinks proper. 2. If the petition be to change the name of a person currently confined as an incarcerated individual in any correctional facility or currently under the supervision of the department of corrections and community supervision or a county probation department as a result of a conviction for a violent felony offense as defined in section 70.02 of the penal law or a felony defined in article one hundred twenty-five of such law or any of the following provisions of such law sections 130.25, 130.30, 130.40, 130.45, 255.25, 255.26, 255.27, article two hundred sixty-three, 135.10, 135.25, 230.05, 230.06, subdivision two of section 230.30 or 230.32, notice of the time and place when and where the petition will be presented shall be served, in like manner as a notice of a motion upon an attorney in an action, upon the district attorney of every county in which such person has been convicted of such felony and upon the court or courts in which the sentence for such felony was entered. Unless a shorter period of time is ordered by the court, said notice shall be served upon each such district attorney and court or courts not less than sixty days prior to the date on which such petition is noticed to be heard. 3. Except as provided in subdivisions one and two of this section, the court shall not require any other pre-hearing notice. Under no circumstances shall the court require notice to United States immigration and customs enforcement, United States customs and border protection, United States citizenship and immigration services, or any successor agencies, or any agencies having similar duties. 4. Except for applications in family court pursuant to section sixty of this article, the court shall not request or require consent from any party other than the petitioner, or in the case of a petitioner who does not have capacity to consent, their legal representative, as a condition of granting the name change or obtaining certified copies of the name change order.
Notes of Decisions
Cited in 15
cases (5 in the last 5 years), 2000–2025 · leading case: In re Conde, 186 Misc. 2d 785 (N.Y. City Civ. Ct. 2000).
In re Conde, 186 Misc. 2d 785 (N.Y. City Civ. Ct. 2000). “) Civil Rights Law § 62 sets forth in relevant part: “If the petition be to change the name of an infant, notice of the time and place when and where the petition will be presented must be served, in like manner as to notice of a motion upon an attorney *789 in an action, upon…”
In re Doe, 3 Misc. 3d 648 (N.Y. City Civ. Ct. 2003). “) Therefore she also requests, as essential to their safety, that notice of their name changes not be (1) given to her daughter’s father, the abuser (Civil Rights Law § 62 [1]), (2) published (Civil Rights Law §§ 63, 64-a) or (3) maintained as a court record accessible to the…”
In re BLK ex rel. JR, 56 Misc. 3d 688 (N.Y. Sup. Ct. 2016). “Thus, the court is not satisfied the required notice under Civil Rights Law § 62 (1) was provided to the father.”
In re Reine R., 57 Misc. 3d 444 (N.Y. Sup. Ct. 2017). “, as required by Civil Rights Law § 62; and (2) a petition that complies with the form requirements of Civil Rights Law § 61 (1); and it is further ordered that the petitioner mother shall promptly serve a copy of this order, as well as a copy of the petition and petitioner’s…”
In re M.M., 2 Misc. 3d 747 (N.Y. Sup. Ct. 2003). “The court is aware of the provisions of Civil Rights Law § 62, which require that notice of an application for a change of name be given to the parent of an infant.”
Matter of D.A., 2024 NY Slip Op 24205 (N.Y. Sup. Ct., Putnam Cty. 2024). “Civil Rights Law §62(2) requires that notice of the petition by a convicted felon be given as follows: If the petition be to change the name of a person .”
Matter of D.A., 2024 NY Slip Op 24205 (N.Y. Sup. Ct., Putnam Cty. 2024). “Civil Rights Law §62(2) requires that notice of the petition by a convicted felon be given as follows: If the petition be to change the name of a person .”
In re Mack, 15 Misc. 3d 229 (N.Y. Sup. Ct. 2007). “Indeed, mere convenience to the petitioner in serving process has never been the standard employed by the courts in determining whether or not notice of a particular proceeding was proper.”
Matter of Doe (G.I.C.R.), 2025 NY Slip Op 25133 (Civ. Ct. NYC, Queens Cty. 2025). “Conclusions of Law Civil Rights Law §62(1) states that a petition to change the name of an infant "must be served" upon both parents of the infant.”
In re Powell, 95 A.D.3d 1631 (N.Y. App. Div. 3d Dep't 2012). “Moreover, although petitioner is in prison, the District Attorney who prosecuted him, the court that sentenced him, and the agency that incarcerates him have all been put on notice of this application and have no objection to it (see Civil Rights Law § 62 [2]). Under these…”
Matter of Doe (G.I.C.R.), 2025 NY Slip Op 25133 (Civ. Ct. NYC, Queens Cty. 2025). “Conclusions of Law Civil Rights Law §62(1) states that a petition to change the name of an infant "must be served" upon both parents of the infant.”
Matter of Doe (G.I.C.R.), 2025 NY Slip Op 25133 (Civ. Ct. NYC, Queens Cty. 2025). “Conclusions of Law Civil Rights Law §62(1) states that a petition to change the name of an infant "must be served" upon both parents of the infant.”
N.Y. Civil Rights Law § 62(1): 3 cases
Matter of Doe (G.I.C.R.), 2025 NY Slip Op 25133 (Civ. Ct. NYC, Queens Cty. 2025). “Conclusions of Law Civil Rights Law §62(1) states that a petition to change the name of an infant "must be served" upon both parents of the infant.”
Matter of Doe (G.I.C.R.), 2025 NY Slip Op 25133 (Civ. Ct. NYC, Queens Cty. 2025). “Conclusions of Law Civil Rights Law §62(1) states that a petition to change the name of an infant "must be served" upon both parents of the infant.”
Matter of Doe (G.I.C.R.), 2025 NY Slip Op 25133 (Civ. Ct. NYC, Queens Cty. 2025). “Conclusions of Law Civil Rights Law §62(1) states that a petition to change the name of an infant "must be served" upon both parents of the infant.”
N.Y. Civil Rights Law § 62(2): 2 cases
Matter of D.A., 2024 NY Slip Op 24205 (N.Y. Sup. Ct., Putnam Cty. 2024). “Civil Rights Law §62(2) requires that notice of the petition by a convicted felon be given as follows: If the petition be to change the name of a person .”
Matter of D.A., 2024 NY Slip Op 24205 (N.Y. Sup. Ct., Putnam Cty. 2024). “Civil Rights Law §62(2) requires that notice of the petition by a convicted felon be given as follows: If the petition be to change the name of a person .”
N.Y. Civil Rights Law § 62(3): 2 cases
Matter of D.A., 2024 NY Slip Op 24205 (N.Y. Sup. Ct., Putnam Cty. 2024). “Civil Rights Law §62(2) requires that notice of the petition by a convicted felon be given as follows: If the petition be to change the name of a person .”
Matter of D.A., 2024 NY Slip Op 24205 (N.Y. Sup. Ct., Putnam Cty. 2024). “Civil Rights Law §62(2) requires that notice of the petition by a convicted felon be given as follows: If the petition be to change the name of a person .”
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