Read with care. A court petition is no longer the only route to change a name. Republic Act No. 9048 (2001), as amended by Republic Act No. 10172 (2012), allows a change of first name or nickname, and correction of clerical or typographical errors, through an administrative petition with the local civil registrar. The judicial petition below remains the route for changes the administrative process does not cover, such as a change of surname.
The sections of Rule 103 of the Rules of Court (Special Proceedings, Rules 72–109), each reproduced verbatim and verified word-for-word against four independently published renderings of the Rules of Court — only text on which at least two independent publishers agree is shown.
- Section 1. Venue
- Section 2. Contents of petition
- Section 3. Order for hearing
- Section 4. Hearing
- Section 5. Judgment
- Section 6. Service of judgment
Note. Verbatim rule text with general framing, not legal advice.