Changing Your Name
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 52-11 — a complaint in the Superior Court for the district where you live
The Superior Court in each judicial district hears complaints asking for a change of name from people who live in the district, and may change the name; the person is then known by the name in the court's decree.
Who handles this in Connecticut: legal aid programs and the state offices, listed in the Connecticut directory.
A person required to register as a sexual offender, or as an offender convicted of a crime with a deadly weapon, may change their name only by meeting the further requirements of the section, and the Commissioner of Emergency Services and Public Protection may challenge it.
Sources for this section (1)
- Conn. Gen. Stat. § 52-11 — Complaints for change of name. Exceptions re offenders required to register with Commissioner of Emergency Services and Public Protection. Commissioner's standing to challenge change of name
Legal information, not legal advice. Verified as of October 2026. Applying it to a particular situation is the work of a licensed Connecticut attorney.