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Case Information

Filed 2025-03-14
Type Cc Change Of Name
Docket 19 entries
Disposition uncontested

Parties

Defendant Shelton, Michael

Docket Entries

  1. otice of Order of Publication emailed to the Weston Chronicle for publication beginning on May 14, 2025 and running through May 28, 2025. (eac)
  2. udgment Name Change Court enters JUDGMENT FOR CHANGE OF NAME OF MINOR CHILD changing Petitioner's name to AIDEN MICHAEL COOLEY. Bureau of Vital Statistics for State of Missouri shall alter the birth certificate of Petitioner to reflect this judgment. Judgment shall be published in the Weston Chronicle for three consecutive weeks. Certified copies mailed to NOF. (mlc) Filed By: MYLES A PERRY
  3. ncontested Minor petitioner appears by NOF, Tamara Cooley, pro se, on Application for Name Change. Respondent appears not with no answer on file. Evidence is heard. (mlc)
  4. ame Change Hearing Held Associated Entries: 03/21/2025 - Name Change Hearing Scheduled Scheduled For: 04/18/2025; 9:00 AM; MYLES A PERRY; Platte
  5. otice of Order of Publication NOTICE UPON ORDER OF PUBLICATION filed and emailed to the Platte County Citizen same set date. Publication will run for 4 consecutive weeks starting April 16, 2025 (Cfs)
  6. ffidavit of Publication
  7. ffd for Serv by Publication REQUEST FOR SERVICE BY PUBLICATION filed (Cfs)
  8. ummons Returned Non-Est Document ID - 25-SMOS-48; Served To - MICHAEL SHELTON; Served Date - 03/27/2025; Served Time - 14:36:00; Service Type - SD; Reason Description - NEST; Service Text -Unable to locate
  9. rder Appt Next of Friend
  10. ummons Issued-Circuit Document ID: 25-SMOS-48, for SHELTON, MICHAEL. Summons issued and given to Next Friend for proper service (Cfs)
  11. otice of Hearing Filed NOTICE OF HEARING set for April 18, 2025 at 9am in DIV VI (Cfs)
  12. onfid Filing Info Sheet Filed
  13. ame Change Hearing Scheduled Associated Entries: 04/18/2025 - Name Change Hearing Held Scheduled For: 04/18/2025; 9:00 AM; MYLES A PERRY; Platte
  14. RIFS/Unredacted Document CRIF, Unredacted Petition for Change of Name of Minor Child, Unredacted Petition, Consent and Order for Appointment of Next Friend, Unredacted Proposed Judgment for Change of Name and Unredacted Request for Publication after Judgment (Cfs)
  15. otice of Order of Publication Redacted REQUEST FOR PUBLICATION AFTER JUDGMENT FOR CHANGE OF NAME OF MINOR CHILD filed. (Cfs)
  16. roposed Judmt/Dec Dis Filed Redacted Proposed JUDGMENT FOR CHANGE OF NAME OF MINOR CHILD filed. (Cfs)
  17. otion to Appoint Next Friend Redacted PETITION, CONSENT AND ORDER FOR PAARENTS APPOINTMENT OF NEXT FRIEND filed. (Cfs)

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