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California you in advance for your cooperation. Best regards, _______________________ _______________________ _______________________ me at your earliest convenience. If you have any questions or comments about my request or about the enclosed Notice, please feel free to contact me at the address or phone number listed below. Thankation has been completed, please send a Certificate of Publication of the Notice to the Superior Court in the enclosed addressed stamped envelope. Please send an invoice for the cost of publication to________ Enclosed you will find a "Notice of Filing Petition For Change of Name" in the abovereferenced case. Please run this Notice once a week for 4 consecutive weeks in your newspaper. After publicX C LETTER TO NEWSPAPER DATE: ____________________ __________________________ Newspaper __________________________ __________________________ Dear Sir or Madam: Re: __________________, Case number: _using Adobe Acrobat Reader. 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For the forms that cnies (phone, cable, gas, electric, internet, etc.) [_] Clubs or Memberships [_] Frequent-flyer cards [_] Legal Contracts and Wills Appendix A 2 APPENDIX B Completing the Forms Online The California, savings accounts, etc.) [_] Voter Registration Appendix A 1 [_] Insurance (life, health, automobile, home or rental insurance, etc.) [_] Doctors, dentists, medical records, etc. [_] Utility Compahange your name with some or all of the following entities: [_] U.S. Post Office [_] Employer [_] 401K / IRAs / Keoghs / retirement plans [_] Credit Card companies [_] Bank Accounts (checking accountsice near you. United States Department of State http://travel.state.gov/passport/forms_overview.html This link provides information on how to change your name on your passport. You may also wish to col/fol-home.html Document: www.ssa.gov/replace_sscard.html These links provide information on how to change your name on your social security card, and how to find a social security administration offof California. Note that obtaining a corrected license may require an in-person appearance at a DMV office. Social Security Administration California Offices search page: http://s00dace.ssa.gov/pro/fa.gov/dl/dl_info.htm#2504 ; http://www.dmv.ca.gov/pubs/brochures/howto/htvr17.htm These links provide information on how to change your name on your driver's license and car registration in the state the E-mail. If you were born outside of the state of California, you should contact the equivalent agency in the state in which you were born. California Department of Motor Vehicles http://www.dmv.cte, through the California Department of Health Services. To amend your existing certificate, write to OVRform@dhs.ca.gov and request a copy of a VS 23 form, including your name and mailing address inffice of Vital Records 304 "S" Street Sacramento, CA 95814 If you were born in the state of California, you may obtain a copy of your original birth certificate, or amend your existing birth certificact information for those entities, is included in Appendix A. CONGRATULATIONS AND GOOD LUCK! Instructions-Name Change Kit 10 APPENDIX A Relevant Agencies California Department of Health Services Oave received your certified order, you may amend your personal documents to reflect your name change. This may take some time, so be patient! A list of agencies that you may wish to contact, and conta step of the name change process. Contact your local court to obtain a certified copy of this order, which will cost between $5 and $10 per copy. Step 10. Changing your Personal Documents. After you hep 9. Getting your Signed Decree. Approximately one or two weeks after the court has heard your case or reviewed your documents, it will certify your Decree Changing Change. This is the final officialns-Name Change Kit 9 other party that the court considers appropriate. In any event, be sure to provide notice of your name change to any organization or person specifically ordered by the court. Strties of your name change request. This may include such entities as the Immigration and Naturalization Service, the Selective Service System, a former spouse, the Bankruptcy Court, or any Instructioe and grant your name change. C. FINISHING UP. Step 8. Notify Additional Entities of Your Name Change. In connection with your application, the judge may require that you notify additional specific pahat time and grant your name change. In addition, he may order you to provide notice of your name change to other parties, as explained in Step 8. The judge will probably sign the document at this tim judge. Don't be nervous ­ the judge will guide you through any proceedings that do happen. If a hearing is held, and the order wasn't previously signed, the judge will probably sign the document at tyou think might be needed. When you arrive in the courtroom, give your file to the clerk and wait for your case to be called. At the hearing, make note of and comply with all instructions given by theourtroom is and be certain to bring all relevant papers with you, including the file-stamped Petition, the Orders (if the clerk did not take those from you at the time of filing) any other items that contact your court to determine if a hearing will be held on your name change request and, if so, to confirm the date and time of that hearing. If there is a hearing, be sure that you know where the cs standard procedure, you should confirm that this filing has been completed before appearing in court. B. GOING TO COURT. Step 7. Appear in Court. Before the date that you have scheduled, you should spaper must file a certificate confirming the dates and completeness of your publication with your local Superior Court before the date of your hearing. Although this should be part of your newspaper'cheduled with the court). Included in Appendix C is a letter that you can use to accompany your Order to Show Cause, explaining what you are requesting. After your publication run is complete, the newconsecutive weeks before the hearing date on your petition. In addition, your notice must be signed by you and include the date on which your petition is to be filed (i.e., the date that you earlier sne that publishes at least one issue a week. If you are unsure about what paper to select, you should consult the clerk of your local court. The notice must be published at least once a week for four ate of California requires you to publish a notice of your intended name change in a newspaper of general circulation that is distributed in the community in which you reside. That newspaper must be or court to set a hearing date. This date must be at least 6 weeks after the date of your initial filing. Instructions-Name Change Kit 8 Step 6. Submit Order to Show Cause to Local Newspaper. The Stnd, where possible, the signed order. Step 5. Setting a Hearing Date for your Petition. Either at the time of your filing, or immediately thereafter, you should contact the clerk of your local superion the executed order to you in one of the envelopes provided. Include two self-addressed and stamped envelopes with your documents, so that the clerk can return both a file-stamped copy of the forms ad also state that, if a hearing is needed, the letter serves as a request to schedule that hearing. Additionally, you should ask that if the order can be signed without a hearing, that the clerk returg a name change and that includes a list of all of the forms that you are submitting. Your letter should request that the court file the necessary forms and that the judge execute the order. You shoulld visit the following website: www.courtinfo.ca.gov/selfhelp/lowcost/getready.htm#fees. Mail ­ If you decide to mail your forms, you should include a cover letter that explains that you are requestinime you bring in your documents, which will be about $275. In addition, the court may waive the filing fee for certain low-income individuals. To review the steps for obtaining such a waiver, you shounts, as discussed below. You can contact your court in advance to determine where you will need to file the documents, or can ask at the courthouse. You will be required to pay the filing fee at the tly. NOTE: Even though you have completed the filing of your request to change your name, it will not be official until the judge has signed your order and you have completed your publication requiremecomplete and sign it. She may provide additional directions specific to the court in which you are filing. In any event, you should listen carefully to the clerk's instructions and follow them precised mail it back to you - you should have a self-addressed stamped envelope with you for this purpose. She may instruct you to bring the order with you to a court hearing, at which time the judge would ginal documents, and return to you a file-stamped copy for your records. Ask the clerk if you need to file your Name Change Order at this time. She may take this document, have it signed by a judge an original copies of your completed forms, as well as at least three copies of those documents. Tell the filing clerk that you are filing a Petition for a Name Change. The clerk will then take your origo into court, as the process tends to be faster and you are likely to find out about any defects in the documents you are filing. Instructions-Name Change Kit 7 In Person ­ You should bring in thetep 4. File the signed Petition, Civil Case Cover Sheet and Orders with your local court. You can file the forms in person, or you may mail in your completed documents. It is usually a better idea to arge of perjury: be sure that all of the information that you have provided on the form is true and correct. Note that if you have an attorney's assistance, he may sign this document on your behalf. Se the form in the spaces provided. Remember, by signing this form, you have made all of the statements in the form your sworn testimony. If you have misrepresented anything, you may be subject to a chm 5. Mark the "is not" box. (Note that in the enclosed form, this box has been pre-marked for your convenience). Signature for Petitioner. You must again print your current name, and then sign and date). Item 4. This item requests the number of causes of action being brought. Write "one" in the space provided. (Note that in the enclosed form, this box has been pre-marked for your convenience). Ite box has been pre-marked for your convenience). Item 3. Select box (b), "nonmonetary, declaratory or injunctive relief (Note that in the enclosed form, this box has been pre-marked for your conveniencof this section. (Note that in the enclosed form, this box has been pre-marked for your convenience). Item 2. Mark the "is not" box, and proceed to the next item. (Note that in the enclosed form, thisomplex Case Designation." Ignore these items. Item 1. There is no specific box for Name Change, so you will need to mark the "Other Petition" box under Miscellaneous Civil Petition at the very bottom Also, remember you do not need to fill out the "case number"--that will be assigned to you by the court. Below the normal Heading Box, you will see boxes with the text: "Civil Case Cover Sheet" and "Cecome confused, refer back to the instructions provided above. Note, however, that instead of asking for "Petitioner's Name" it asks for "Case Name"; nonetheless, you should insert Petitioner's Name. http://www.courtinfo.ca.gov/forms/documents/cm010.pdf or www.findlegalforms.com/public/NAMECHG/CASTATE.pdf Heading Box. This is a similar Heading Box as in the Petition for Change of Name, so if you bthe court to any specifics of your Instructions-Name Change Kit 6 case that will require additional action (e.g., the need for an interpreter or the need to call additional witnesses). California: his is a document that is required by the California courts for each new civil case filed in its system. Essentially, the document is used as a summary of the basic facts of your case, and will alert r yourself. DO NOT SIGN OR DATE THE DECREE. Leave the spaces below this section blank, as this is where the judge will sign and date the Decree granting your name change. [_] Civil Case Cover Sheet. Tnot any objections to your request were made). Items 3(a)-(e). Fill in your "Present Name" and your "Proposed Name" in the spaces provided. You will only need to complete line "a" if you are filing fo the court, and recite the findings that the court has made in your case (which may include, for example, whether or not you are under the jurisdiction of the Department of Corrections and whether or k to the instructions provided above. Item 1. This item will be completed by the court, and simply notes the date, time and place of your hearing. Items 2(a)-(f). These items will also be completed byTATE.pdf Heading Box. This is the same Heading Box as in the Petition for Change of Name. Provide the same information in the same spaces as you did on your Petition. If you become confused, refer bacdocument as a "Judgment" or an "Order"- these are different names for the same thing. California: See http://www.courtinfo.ca.gov/forms/documents/nc130.pdf or www.findlegalforms.com/public/NAMECHG/CAS complete your name change. Note that until this decree is signed, your name remains as it was before and you must continue to use that name officially. Additionally, some jurisdictions refer to this ces below this section blank, as this is where the judge will sign and date the Order granting your name change. [_] Decree Changing Name. This "Decree" is an order that will be signed by the court toever, there are no "newspapers of general circulation" in your area, you will need to ask the court clerk about alternative means of publishing this order. DO NOT SIGN OR DATE THE ORDER. Leave the spas space blank and see the instructions written for Item 3(b) below. Item 3(b). If you have chosen a "newspaper of general circulation" for Item 3(a), discussed above, you can ignore this item. If, hows-Name Change Kit 5 complete name in the space provided. If there are no "newspapers of general circulation" in your area (this would probably only occur if you live in a very rural area), leave thieck if it runs legal notices. If it does, it has been certified. You can also double check with the court clerk when you file your documents. Once you have selected a newspaper, write its Instructionn which you will have your notice printed. The court requires that the local newspaper be certified as a "newspaper of general circulation." This is very easy to check -- purchase the newspaper and ch in the Heading Box. Item 3(a). In this section, you need to specify to the court how you intend to publish this "Order to Show Cause." You need to choose a publication, generally a local newspaper, iItem 2(b). Fill in the address of the court unless it is the same address previously detailed in the Heading Box. Mark the appropriate box, indicating whether or not the address is different than thattem 2(a). You do not need to fill out the blanks in the enclosed area. The court clerk will assign a date for the hearing, which will generally be about six weeks after you have filed your documents. filing for yourself. Item 2. Item 2 requires no action on your part. It is a statement ordering anyone with an objection to this matter to come forward and appear in court to state his or her case. Ir the colon in the first line, insert your current full name. Item 1(a). Fill in your "Present Name" and your "Proposed Name" in the spaces provided. You will only need to complete line "a" if you are as in the Petition for Change of Name. Provide the same information in the same spaces as you did on your Petition. If you become confused, refer back to the instructions provided above. Item 1. Afteour weeks (see Step 6 below). California State: See http://www.courtinfo.ca.gov/forms/documents/nc120.pdf or www.findlegalforms.com/public/NAMECHG/CASTATE.pdf Heading Box. This is the same Heading Boxurt orders that anyone who opposes your name change must notify the court and present their objection. This order will be published in the legal section of a newspaper in your county once a week for fubject to a charge of perjury: be sure that all of the information that you have provided on the form is true and correct. [_] Order to Show Cause for Change of Name. This is an order in which your con sign and date the form in the spaces provided. Remember, by signing this form, you have made all of the statements in the form your sworn testimony. If you have misrepresented anything, you may be sill print his or her name and sign the document in the space provided. If you do not have an attorney, you may skip this item. Signature for Petitioner. You must again print your current name, and theld not be using this packet, and should consult an attorney for additional information. Instructions-Name Change Kit 4 Signature for Attorney. If you are represented by an attorney, your attorney wons or a registered sex offender. You must check the appropriate boxes, print your current name and sign the document in the space provided. If you checked the box "I am" for either question, you shouage of 18. If you are using this packet, you will not need to complete this item. Item 6(f). This item is a declaration that you are not under the jurisdiction of the California Department of Correcti requesting the name change. If you are filling out this form on your own behalf, mark the "self" box. Item 6(e). This item is to be completed only if the person requesting a name change is under the in this section. Do not worry that your reasons are inadequate: the courts do tend to accept most reasons for a name change. Item 6(d). Indicate the relationship of you, the Petitioner, to the persontheir names are reclamation of a birth name, reversion to an ancestral name or embracing of a name more suited to their personality. You should provide true and complete information about your requestsame county in which you are filing your Name Change Petition. Item 6(c). This section asks you to provide information about why you wish to change your name. Some examples of why people have changed h certificate. Item 6(b)(6). Provide your complete current address, including the street, city, county and zip code in which you currently reside. Note that the county in which you reside must be the e of the United States. Item 6(b)(5). Indicate whether you are male or female by selecting the appropriate box. Note that the form requires that you indicate the sex that appears on your original birtpriate box on the next line, indicating whether you are over or under the age of 18. Item 6(b)(4). Provide the place of your birth, including city, county and state, or country if you were born outsido adopt. Insert the complete name that you wish to have and check to make sure that it is legible and correct. Item 6(b)(3). Provide your birth date, including day, month and year, and check the approou go by more than one name, list your official present name first, followed by a.k.a. (also know as) then your other names. Item 6(b)(2). Provide your proposed name, that is, the name that you wish tIf you are completing this form to change only your own name, mark the space for "self." Instructions-Name Change Kit 3 Item 6(b)(1). Insert your complete present name into the space provided. If yt a separate form for each person requesting a name change. California State: See http://www.courtinfo.ca.gov/forms/documents/nc110.pdf or www.findlegalforms.com/public/NAMECHG/CASTATE.pdf Item 6(b). hange of Name, discussed below. [_]Attachment to Petition for Change of Name. This form provides to the court additional information about the reasons behind your name change request. You must fill ourequesting a name change using this form. The answer to this question should be 1. Items 6(b)-(f). These items require no action on your part, as they are addressed in the Attachment to Petition for Cr information about the name change request of an individual under the age of 18. You should be able to skip this section if you are using this packet. Item 6(a). Provide the number of people who are This item must be addressed only if the person requesting a name change is under 18. If you are using this packet, the answer to this question should be zero or none. Item 5. Again, this item asks foto the court that it should issue an order that will set a date for your hearing and, consequently, for anybody who objects to your name change request to have the opportunity to come forward. Item 4.that you wish to adopt. Insert the complete name that you wish to have and check to make sure that it is legible and correct. Item 3. This item requires no action on your part. This is an instruction as"), followed by any other names that you use. Even if you have already been using your proposed name, write your old name here. After "Proposed Name," provide your proposed name, that is, the name would not be considered a nickname or abbreviation. If you go by more than one name, list your official present name (the name that appears on your official documents), then write "a.k.a." ("also knowuctions-Name Change Kit 2 Where the document requests your "Present Name," write your complete current name here. Do not use any initials unless those initials appear on your birth certificate, and is the same as the "person requesting the name change." If in your specific case, the Petitioner is not the same as the "person requesting a name change" you should not use this packet. Item 2. Instrr, described above, may be different than the "person requesting a name change" (e.g., a parent filling out the form on behalf of a child), for the sake of clarity, we will assume that the Petitioner n of," you should insert your full current name. Item 1. This is you, the person filling out the form and requesting a name change. Insert your complete present name here. Note: Although the Petitioneling. You can fill in this blank at that time. Petitioner or Attorney. Unless you have an attorney, this is you, the person filling out the form. "Petition of." In this blank, after the words "Petitioov/courts/trial/courtlist.htm Do not be concerned with the "Case Number" blank on the right side of the page. This is a number that will be assigned to your request by the clerk at the time of your fiyour name change request. For additional information about California superior courts and superior court clerks, you may look in your local telephone directory or on the Internet at www.courtinfo.ca.gt the top of each of the forms. Every form has a space for the number of the judicial circuit in which you are filing as well as the name of the county in which you reside and in which you are filing nts/nc100.pdf or www.findlegalforms.com/public/NAMECHG/CASTATE.pdf Heading Box/County Information. This is the box of text at the top of the page. You will be required to include similar information a forms online is available in Appendix B. [_]Petition for Change of Name. This is your official request to the court to change your name. California State: See http://www.courtinfo.ca.gov/forms/documer application to be delayed or rejected. You should check with your local superior court to determine whether they will accept documents completed by hand. Additional information about completing your the forms by hand, you should use black ink and print as legibly and as neatly as possible. The court may reject forms that are difficult to read or may input the information incorrectly, causing yourms may be filled out on your computer screen by entering the requested information in the appropriate fields. You may also complete the forms manually by typewriter or by hand. If you are filling outvided herein: the judge is going to sign those documents. To keep from getting confused or overlooking one of the forms, check them off as you complete them. Instructions-Name Change Kit 1 These foprovided in this packet). The form number (e.g., Form NC-100) can be found in the upper right hand corner of each form. Note, that at no point will you sign either the Order or the Decree that are proange of Name, Order to Show Cause for Change of Name, Decree Changing Name and Civil Cover Sheet. If you feel that you qualify for a filing fee waiver, you will also need to complete form CN-010 (not following website: Superior Courts: www.courtinfo.ca.gov/courts/trial/courtlist.htm Step 3: Filling Out the Forms. You must complete the Petition for Change of Name, the Attachment to Petition for Chc to your situation. To contact the superior court clerk in your county, you may locate its address and telephone number in your local telephone directory. You may also use the addresses listed at thehe filing fees for a name change in your county; (3) if there are any additional, non-standard forms needed for the county in which you live; and (4) any additional questions that you may have specifibtain additional details about your filing. Specifically, you will need to request information about the following: (1) the number of copies of the completed forms that you are required to file; (2) tcontact an attorney for additional assistance. Step 2: Contact your Court's Clerk. Given the extreme rule variations between local courts, you will need to contact your local superior court clerk to onet at the following link: http://www.leginfo.ca.gov/cgibin/waisgate?WAISdocID=24524812960+0+0+0&WAISaction=retrieve If you find this law or these instructions difficult or confusing, you may wish to s. The relevant law may be found at Sections 1275 through 1279.6 of the California Code of Civil Procedure. You can locate these sections in either the law library of your local court, or on the Interlicated, but any inadvertent mistakes or omissions may delay your case, and could cause the court to reject your request. You should also review California name change law before beginning this procesf instructions and information, as well as the instructions contained in the official forms, carefully before you begin completing any of the documents. The forms included in this package are not comption-Name Change Kit 5 INSTRUCTIONS California Petition for Change of Name -- Adult A. GETTING STARTED ­ COMPLETING THE FORMS Step 1: Read the Instructions Carefully. You should read this package o in contract, strict liability or tort (including negligence or otherwise) arising in any way out of the use of these materials. An attorney should be consulted for all serious legal matters. Informaial damages (including, but not limited to, procurement of substitute goods or services, loss of use, data, or profits or business interruption), however caused and on any theory of liability, whetherals are used at your own risk. In no event will FindLegalForms, Inc., its agents, partners or affiliates be responsible or liable for any direct, indirect, incidental, special, exemplary or consequentom. These materials are provided "AS-IS." 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Additional information about completing these documents online is available in Appendix B. If this option is not available in the form that you are using, you se form number (i.e. Form NC-100) can be found in the upper right hand corner of each form. With some of the forms attached hereto, you may fill out the forms on your computer by entering the requestedtachment to Petition for Change of Name; Form NC-120: Order to Show Cause for Change of Name; Form NC-130: Decree Changing Name; and Form CM-010: Civil Cover Sheet. Information-Name Change Kit 4 Thrposes. Materials This packet contains: 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. Information for the Name Change Packet; Instructions for the Name Change Packet; Form NC-100: Petition for Change of Name; Form NC-110: Atder the jurisdiction of the Department of Corrections; Are a registered sex offender; Are changing your sex as well as your name; or Are changing your name for fraudulent, illegal or other improper puhange on behalf of someone else; Are changing your name to avoid domestic violence or stalking; Are a witness participating in the California Witness Protection Program; Are currently imprisoned or unf the state of California; and A resident of the county where you will file your petition. You may not use this packet if you: 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. Are under the age of 18; Are requesting a name cks prior to the hearing on your petition. In total, the entire process will probably take between 2 and 3 months. Requirements To use this packet you must be: 1. 2. 3. Over the age of 18; A resident oless than 4 and not more than 8 weeks from the time that you file your petition. You are required to publish notices of your name change in a local newspaper once a week for at least 4 consecutive weeHow long will it take before my name is officially changed? It is difficult to state with certainty how long it will take to complete the name change process. The date of your hearing will be set not ies, and inform them of your name change. You may show them the certified Order issued by the court as proof of that change. A list of agencies that you may need to contact is attached as Appendix A. granting my name change, will my driver's license/birth certificate/social security card/credit cards change automatically? Information-Name Change Kit 3 No. You must contact the appropriate agenc is simply that: a request. Until the judge has signed and certified the order granting your request, you should continue to use your old name in any official capacity. After I have received the orderon, you may not use this package and should consult an attorney for more information. After I have filed my request for a name change, can I start using my new name? No. Your request for a name change offense, or certain other felonies, and are currently incarcerated or on parole, there are certain special steps that must be taken before a name change can take place. If this describes your situatie or older and filling out the form for yourself alone to make use of the forms attached here. If I was convicted of a crime, can I still change my name? If you have been convicted of a violent felonyr entire family or to complete a separate name change request for that child. You may not use this package to file a family petition or to complete your child's name change; you must be 18 years of agname at this time. If I change my name, will my child's name change as well? No. If you wish to change your child's name, you will need either to file a petition as a family to change the names of you name, and may be used by those entities to change your name on their identification cards. If you did not select change your name through your divorce decree, you may use this package to change your ecree. If this election has been made in your decree, that decree is the equivalent of a name change order. It will be recognized by the DMV and the Social Security Administration as proof of your new to change your name at this time. If I just got divorced, do I need to file for a name change? Your name will automatically change back to your maiden name only if this is specified in your divorce ds. If you did not select this option on your marriage license, you cannot later change your marriage license to reflect the name you wish to use after your marriage. You may, however, use this packaget he wishes to change his name, that document provides a record of the name change. You may use this certificate to change your name on other documents, including your driver's license and credit cardon may change his name on his marriage certificate, if he has properly filled out the information requested on that certificate. If an individual has completed the marriage certificate to indicate tha can simply fix the problem and ask the court to schedule another hearing. If I just got married, do I need to file a name change request? Information-Name Change Kit 2 Under California law, a pers You cannot simply resubmit your document with the same information that you did the first time. If there was simply a procedural problem (e.g. you did not complete your publication requirements), youequest. If the judge finds that there was not enough evidence to support your request, you will have to wait until there is enough or different evidence to support it before you attempt to file again. request will be denied. If that is the case, be sure to find out why your request was denied; the judge may explain this to you in court, or he may write it on the order that he enters denying your rnation of your name change request. What can I do if my name change request is denied? While it is true that in most cases a name change request will be granted, there is still a possibility that yourions to the court's attention. Whether or not any individual brings an objection into court, and the court's reaction to the content of any such objection, may also have an impact on the final determias previously noted, you are required to publish notice of your name change in your local newspaper. This action is designed to ensure that the public is aware of your request and may bring any objectrequest, as long as it is not being pursued for an improper purpose. An improper purpose could, for example, include intending to defraud creditors or planning the commission of a crime. In addition, ing to grant my name change request? Obviously, there is no guarantee that the court will take any particular action in any particular case. However, in most cases, the court will grant a name change including the DMV and the Social Security Administration, may charge for reissued identification cards imprinted with your new name. These added costs will vary from person to person. Is the court gog payment, both before and after you receive your name change. You will need to pay a fee if you wish to obtain additional copies of your birth certificate for submission to the court. Other entities,r companies as proof of the finality of your name change, will probably cost between $5 and $10, though costs may vary from county to county. There may be additional costs not mentioned above requirinur local newspaper, the cost for publishing a notice of your name change may be as much as $120. Certified copies of the final order granting your name change, which you may need to show to agencies o order to complete your request, including publication of a notice of your name change in at least one Information-Name Change Kit 1 newspaper in your county. Depending on the prices demanded by yo of California, it costs about $275 dollars to change your name with the court, though the amount of this fee varies from county to county. There are a number of other fees that may need to be paid inr name change request. This requirement varies widely between courts, and you should contact your local clerk's office for additional information. How much does it cost to change my name? In the statehem. That way, you can confirm with the filing clerk that your request is complete and properly filed. In addition, your local superior court may require that you appear at a hearing in support of youto make a court appearance to change my name? Though you are permitted to file your papers by mail, if at all possible you should file your forms in person at the courthouse after you have completed tse the forms provided in this package. Note that to be a resident of a state, you must generally have lived in that state for at least 6 months. Can I complete all of my forms at home, or will I have me common questions that you may have about the name change process: Who can use the forms included in this package? You must be at least 18 years of age and a resident of the state of California to u you will be awarded an official decree that you may then use to amend your personal documents to reflect your new name (e.g., birth certificate, passport, credit cards, etc.). Below are answers to soare making an official request of the superior court of the county in which you reside to change your name. If your local court approves your request for a name change, which they will most likely do,s information, instructions and forms that will allow you to obtain a name change in California by petitioning the Court. Petitioning the Court means that you, as resident of the state of California, uding marriage, divorce, convenience, honoring an ancestral name or simply personal preference. There are a number of different ways to change your name in the state of California. This packet provideFindLegalForms.com California Name Change Kit ©FindLegalForms, Inc. 2004 INFORMATION California Petition for Change of Name -- Adult Overview People change their name for many different reasons, incl California