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Alaska Unified

Alaska

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Case Information

Filed 2025-03-04
Status Closed
Type Change Of Name (3 Kn)|Change Of Name Adult
Docket 21 entries
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Judge

Hon. Lawson, Kelly J

Homer Town (AK)

Alaska

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Docket Entries

  1. Certificate of Change of Name Issued. Change of Name Effective: Certificate of Name Change
  2. Petition for Change of Name Receipt: 2268055 Date: 03/04/2025
  3. LODGED: VS-405 Report of Change of Name
  4. Notice of Hearing on Petition for Change of Name Event: Change of Name Hearing Date: 04/24/2025 Time: 10:30 am Judge: Higuchi, Michelle D Location: Courtroom 7, Kenai Courthouse Legal Notice Website Posting of this Notice: 03/08/2025 Result: Hearing Reset
  5. Notice of Judicial Assignment and Referral to Master Notice of JA and Order of Reference to SM (2/24) Sent on: 03/07/2025 14:18:13.15
  6. Request to Appear by Telephone Attorney: Self-Represented (0100001) Case Motion #1
  7. Order Granting Motion Gallagher, Kathryn Madison Ruth Case Motion #1 Request to Appear by Telephone
  8. Notice of Hearing on Petition for Change of Name The following event: Change of Name Hearing scheduled for 04/24/2025 at 10:30 am has been rescheduled as follows: Event: Change of Name Hearing Date: 04/24/2025 Time: 10:30 am Judge: Higuchi, Michelle D Location: Courtroom 7, Kenai Courthouse Legal Notice Website Posting of this Notice: 03/29/2025 Result: Hearing Reset
  9. Notice of Hearing on Petition for Change of Name Event: Change of Name Hearing Date: 04/24/2025 Time: 10:30 am Judge: Gist, Jason M Location: Courtroom 1, Kenai Courthouse Legal Notice Website Posting of this Notice: 04/17/2025 Result: Hearing Held
  10. Notice of Hearing on Petition for Change of Name Event: Change of Name Hearing Date: 06/16/2025 Time: 8:30 am Judge: Higuchi, Michelle D Location: Courtroom 7, Kenai Courthouse Legal Notice Website Posting of this Notice: 04/25/2025 Result: Hearing Held
  11. Request to Appear by Telephone Attorney: Self-Represented (0100001) Case Motion #2
  12. Order Granting Motion Gallagher, Kathryn Madison Ruth Case Motion #2 Request to Appear by Telephone
  13. Completion of Posting on Alaska Court System's Legal Notice Website: Notice of Petition to Change Name and Hearing Posted for four consecutive weeks: [04/25/2025 thru 05/24/2025]
  14. Clerk's Certificate of Service by Posting to the ACS's Legal Notice Website on: 04/25/2025 - 05/24/2025 Kathryn Madison Ruth Gallagher (Old Name);
  15. Log Notes: Change of Name
  16. Judgment: Findings on Petition for Change of Name
  17. Judgment: Judgment for Change of Name
  18. Judgment for Change of Name. Change of Name is not effective until the court issues a Certificate of Name Change.
  19. Completion of Posting on Alaska Court System's Legal Notice Website: Judgment for Change of Name Posted for one week: [06/21/2025 thru 06/30/2025]
  20. First Free Copy/Certified Copy Mailed/Issued to: Kathryn Madison Ruth Gallagher (Old Name); Kathryn Madison Ruth Easley (New Name);
  21. PROCESSED: VS-405 Report of Change of Name

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