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Alaska Unified

Alaska

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Case Information

Filed 2024-05-22
Status Closed
Type Change Of Name (3 An)|Change Of Name Adult
Docket 23 entries
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Judge

Hon. Walker, Jr, Herman G

Anchorage Borough (AK)

Alaska

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Docket Entries

  1. First Free Copy/Certified Copy Mailed/Issued to: Princess Leia Smith (Old Name);
  2. Petition for Change of Name
  3. LODGED: VS-405 Report of Change of Name
  4. Request for Exemption from Payment of Fees: Attorney: Self-Represented (0100001) Case Motion #1 Filing Party: Smith, Princess Leia
  5. Notice of Judicial Assignment and Referral to Master Notice of JA and Order of Reference to SM (2/24) Sent on: 05/22/2024 15:41:16.04
  6. [CURED 06/04/2024] Civil Deficiency Memo mailed re: The Request for Exemption of Fees (form TF-920) is not complete. You must file a new request that includes the information you filed in your first request and the following: Income information from the last 12 months, and current monthly income information. Income information includes: The Alaska Permanent Fund Unemployment Public Assistance Social Security Or any other sources of income Present employer information. If you are not currently employed, list your last employer and the date your employment ended. The court has provided a blank TF-920 for your convenience. Deficiencies must be corrected within 20 calendar days from the date of this notice. Deficiency Due Date: 06/18/2024 Civil Deficiency Memo (11/23) Sent on: 05/29/2024 12:13:44.25 Princess Leia Smith (Old Name);
  7. Request for Exemption from Payment of Fees [Response to Deficiency Notice] Princess Leia Smith (Old Name); Case Motion #1: Request for Exemption from Payment of Fees:
  8. Order Granting Motion Smith, Princess Leia Case Motion #1 Request for Exemption from Payment of Fees:
  9. Notice of Hearing on Petition for Change of Name Event: Change of Name Hearing Date: 07/23/2024 Time: 1:30 pm Judge: Master, DV Location: Courtroom 15, Boney Courthouse Legal Notice Website Posting of this Notice: 06/07/2024
  10. Order for Hearing, Posting & Additional Service Order for Hearing, Posting, & Addl Service (2/23) Sent on: 06/06/2024 08:18:46.42
  11. Completion of Posting on Alaska Court System's Legal Notice Website: Notice of Petition to Change Name and Hearing Posted for four consecutive weeks: [06/07/2024 thru 07/06/2024]
  12. Clerk's Certificate of Service by Posting to the ACS's Legal Notice Website on: Princess Leia Smith (Old Name);
  13. Master Recommended Approval of Findings on Petition for Change of Name
  14. Master Recommended Approval of Judgment for Change of Name
  15. Findings on Petition for Change of Name
  16. Judgment on Petition for Change of Name
  17. First Free Copy & Certified Copy of Findings on Petition for Change of Name & Judgment for Change of Name Mailed to: Princess Leia Smith (Old Name);
  18. Judgment for Change of Name. Change of Name is not effective until the court issues a Certificate of Name Change.
  19. Reason for Returned Mail or eMail: Return to Sender Not Deliverable as Addressed Date Returned Documents Were Distributed: 07/25/2024 Type of Document(s) Distributed and Returned Unserved: Certified Judgment for Change of Name Princess Leia Smith (Old Name);
  20. Completion of Posting on Alaska Court System's Legal Notice Website: Judgment for Change of Name Posted for one week: [08/02/2024 thru 08/11/2024]
  21. PROCESSED: VS-405 Report of Change of Name
  22. Clerk's Certificate of Service by Posting to the ACS's Legal Notice Website on: Princess Leia Smith (Old Name);
  23. Certificate of Change of Name Issued. Change of Name Effective: 8/24/2024 Princess Leia Smith (Old Name);

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