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California Name Change
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Name Change Statute Information - California
1275. Applications for change of names must be determined by the
Superior Courts.
1276. (a) All applications for change of names shall be made to the
superior court of the county where the person whose name is proposed
to be changed resides, except as specified in subdivision (c),
either (1) by petition signed by the person or, if the person is
under 18 years of age, either by one of the person's parents, or by
any guardian of the person, or if both parents are dead and there is
no guardian of the person, then by some near relative or friend of
the person or (2) as provided in Section 7638 of the Family Code.
The petition or pleading shall specify the place of birth and
residence of the person, his or her present name, the name proposed,
and the reason for the change of name, and shall, if neither parent
of the person has signed the petition, name, as far as known to the
person proposing the name change, the parents of the person and their
place of residence, if living, or if neither parent is living, near
relatives of the person, and their place of residence.
(b) In an action for a change of name commenced by the filing of a
petition:
(1) If the person whose name is proposed to be changed is under 18
years of age and the petition is signed by only one parent, the
petition shall specify the address, if known, of the other parent if
living. If the petition is signed by a guardian, the petition shall
specify the name and address, if known, of the parent or parents, if
living, or the grandparents, if the addresses of both parents are
unknown or if both parents are deceased, of the person whose name is
proposed to be changed.
(2) If the person whose name is proposed to be changed is 12 years
of age or over, has been relinquished to an adoption agency by his
or her parent or parents, and has not been legally adopted, the
petition shall be signed by the person and the adoption agency to
which the person was relinquished. The near relatives of the person
and their place of residence shall not be included in the petition
unless they are known to the person whose name is proposed to be
changed.
(c) All applications for the change of the name of a minor
submitted by a guardian appointed by the juvenile court or the
probate court shall be made in the appointing court.
(d) If the petition is signed by a guardian, the petition shall
specify relevant information regarding the guardianship, the
likelihood that the child will remain under the guardian's care until
the child reaches the age of majority and information suggesting
that the child will not likely be returned to the custody of his or
her parents....More Information
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