How to Change the Owner of a Domain

To transfer ownership of a domain from one person or organization to another, you must go through an owner change process. This process is described on the following pages.

If the owner is still the same, but their name has legally changed, you can learn how to submit a request for the name to be updated on our name change page.

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Pages in This Section

• Reasons for Owner Change
• Effects of Owner Change
• How to Change Owner
• Special Procedures for Particular Extensions
• Check the Status of an Owner Change