The complete guide to changing your name in California! Divorce, complicated spelling, tricky pronunciation, personal preference -- there are lots of reasons to change a name. And though the rules have changed recently, it's still a relatively straightforward procedure in the Golden State. How to Change Your Name in California provides the step-by-step instructions and legal forms you need to: - choose a name and make it your own - change back to your former name after divorce - change your child's name - get a new or amended birth certificate for you or your child - get a new driver license, Social Security card and passport - get a court to recognize a change of gender This edition reflects the latest rules and regulations on changing your name, a new section on changing your name after a same-sex marriage, including discussion of potential conflicts between state and federal law that can affect how the name change process turns out. Plus, it's been updated to reflect a recent law that allows either spouse to change their name after marriage.

Divorce, complicated spelling, tricky pronunciation, personal preference--any of these may convince you that it's time for a new name. But juggling more than one name can create confusion with government agencies, delays at the bank, and hassles in your personal life.

Easy to read and use, this book provides all the forms and instructions anyone needs to change a name in California. It covers how to choose a new name and make it legal, amend a birth certificate or get a new one, change children's names, get a new driver's license, passport and Social Security card and change back to a former name after divorce.It's completely revamped to accommodate new DMV regulations, and provides the latest forms required.

Please note that this edition is now out of print and has been replaced by the 12th edition, also available through MyiLibrary ... What's in a name? Not much if it isn't legal. (Although "legal" is a broad term: a woman successfully changed her name to Merri Christmas!)This helpful, easy-to-use book provides all the necessary forms and instructions to legally change a name in California. It covers how to: [ choose a new name and make it legal[ amend a birth certificate, or get a new one [ change children's names[ get a new driver's license, passport and Social Security card[ change back to a former name after divorce. Provides all necessary forms as tear-outs, including Marriage Surname Agreement, Parental Agreement on Child's Name and Application for Restoration of Former Name After Divorce.

Divorce, complicated spelling, tricky pronunciation, personal preference -- any of these may convince you that it's time for a new name. And although the rules have changed recently, it's still a relatively straightforward procedure. How to Change Your Name in California provides step-by-step instructions and all the forms you need to: choose a name and make it your own; change back to your former name after divorce; change your child's name; get a new or amended birth certificate for you or your child; get a new driver license, Social Security card and passport; get a court to recognize a chan.

This book provides all the forms and instructions necessary to legally change one's name in the state of California, whether due to marriage, divorce, career, or lifestyle change. It includes helpful tips for dealing with the bureaucracy and acquiring identification in the new name.