how to change your name in california 12th (2008)

[...]... Order to Show Cause Missing Parent Search Log Declaration Index 179 I Introduction Your Name Change Companion I f you want to change your name but don’t want to pay several hundred dollars for an attorney, this book is for you How to Change Your Name in California summarizes California law regarding name changes and provides all the forms and instructions you’ll need to legally change. .. need to petition a court to change your name your new name may already be your legal name Second, assuming you do go to court, you’ll need to know how to list yourself on your court documents The process of thinking through your current name situation will help you get a handle on all the names you’ve ever used and what name you will use as your present name on your court documents Start by making a... purposes do not become your official name unless you have changed your name legally Therefore, if you simply want to make sure that your business name is not your official name, you won’t need to go to court—so long as the name you want as your official name is the name that you currently have on your significant records But if you want your pen name to be your official name, going to court is a good... to change your name and whether you want to use a common or uncommon name this book will help you accomplish your goal by giving you stepby-step instructions and explaining the process from start to finish ● 1 C h a p t e r Methods for Changing Your Name How to Change an Adult’s Name 4 Usage Method 4 Going to Court 5 How to Change a Child’s Name ... follow the instructions in chapters 6, 8, and 9 Changing the Name on a Birth Certificate In certain very limited circumstances, including typographic errors and incomplete parental information, a child’s birth certificate can be changed or amended to reflect a different name 8  |  how to change your name in california If you are able to change a child’s name on the birth certificate, the child’s name is... what’s your name? |  15 If you decide to go to court—because you want to change your name to your pen name or to an entirely different name be sure to list your official present name on your court documents Again, your official name is the one that is currently on all your records and government documents ● 3 C h a p t e r Restrictions on New Names Famous Names 18 Fictitious Names... Surgery 74 Alternatives to Court Recognition of Your Gender Change 75 Getting Court Recognition of Your Gender When You Have Already Changed Your Name 77 Filing Your Petition, Publishing Your Order to Show Cause, and Obtaining Your Order 80 Obtaining a New Birth Certificate 80 and 8 Filing, Publishing,Court Serving Your Court Petition .85 File Papers... name since the marriage, she may want to change the children’s names as well Sometimes legal guardians prefer a child to have their last name Other times, mature children have a preference for a certain name • Immigrant names Perhaps your great-grandfather Chassonovitch changed his name or had his name changed for him—when he came to the United States in the 1880s As 2  |  how to change your name in. .. 14 10  |  how to change your name in california What’s Your Name? Y our name is what you go by, right? Maybe For people who have used a number of names over the years— or are halfway through the process of adopting a new name being able to state their own name isn’t so simple In fact, their first job in the name change process is to determine what their current legal name really is skip ahead... AKA business seems confusing now We’ll go over it again in Chapter 6 as we help you fill out the court forms line by line Multiple First Names A different situation is presented when you want to change your first name but not your last name Government offices are generally more flexible when it comes to changing a first name In many circumstances, you’ll find that they will change your first name in their . I Your Name Change Companion 1 1 Methods for Changing Your Name 3 How to Change an Adult’s Name 4 How to Change a Child’s Name 6 2 What’s Your Name? 9 What’s Your Name? 10 Multiple Last Names. Already Changed Your Name 77 Filing Your Petition, Publishing Your Order to Show Cause, and Obtaining Your Order 80 Obtaining a New Birth Certificate 80 8 Filing, Publishing, and Serving Your. start to finish. ● 1  Methods for Changing Your Name How to Change an Adult’s Name 4 Usage Method 4 Going to Court 5 How to Change a Child’s Name 6 A Court Petition to Change a Child’s Name