Emancipation of a Minor Form

STATE OF CALIFORNIA NAME CHANGE FAMILY PACKET

Prepared by U.S. Legal Forms, Inc.
Copyright 2016 - U.S. Legal Forms, Inc.

This packet contains the following:

1. Instructions;
2. Forms List; and
3. Access to California Law Summary.

I. EXPLANATION OF PETITION FOR CHANGE OF NAME

In California, an action for a court ordered Family Change of Name begins with the filing of a Petition in the Superior court. The Petition must contain certain information. The forms in this packet include the necessary information for a Family Name Change in the State of California.

You can use this packet if:

• The Petitioners are residents of the county in which you will.
• There is proper and reasonable cause for the requested change of name.
• The change of name is not for the purpose of avoiding debts or defrauding creditors.

II. WHAT FORMS ARE INCLUDED

A. Civil Cover Sheet

B. Petition for Change of Name

C. Order to Show Cause for Change of Name

D. Proof of Service of Order to Show Cause - used only if a minor's name is being changed and a non-party parent or guardian requires notice through service of the Order to Show Cause.

E. Decree Changing Name

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III. PROCEDURE FOR CHANGE OF NAME (FAMILY) FOR THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA

A. Preliminary Note:

1. The attached forms may be completed by:
   • Printing the forms and completing by hand. Use blue ink and print neatly.
   • Printing the forms and completing using a typewriter.
   • By completing the forms on your computer using a word processing program and then printing the forms.
2. Use complete names and not initials. Check your spelling carefully, a misspelled word can delay your name change.

B. Procedure

Step 1: The petition for change of name must be filed in the superior court in the county where the person whose name is to be changed presently lives. The petition may be used to change one's own name and, under certain circumstances, the names of others (e.g., children under 18 years of age).

Step 2: Prepare an original and two copies of each of the following documents:

• Petition for Change of Name (Form NC-100).
• Name and Information About the Person Whose Name Is to Be Changed (Form NC-110) (attach as many copies as necessary)
• Order to Show Cause for Change of Name (Form NC-120).
• Decree Changing Name (Form NC-130 or, for guardians, Form NC-13OG). In addition, a guardian must prepare and attach a Declaration of Guardian (Form NC-11OG) for each child whose name is to be changed.

Step 6: A copy of the Order to Show Cause must be published in a local newspaper of general circulation once a week for at least four consecutive weeks before the date of the hearing on the name change petition. The petitioner selects the newspaper from among those newspapers legally qualified to publish orders and notices. The newspaper used must file a Proof of Publication with the superior court before the hearing. If no newspaper of general circulation is published in the county, the court may order the Order to Show Cause to be posted by the clerk.

Step 9: If you want to amend a birth certificate to show the name change, you should contact the following office:

Department of Health Services
Office of Vital Records
304 "S" Street
Sacramento, CA 95814

NOTE ABOUT COMPLETING THE FORMS

The forms in this packet contain “form fields” created using Microsoft Word. “Form fields" facilitate completion of the forms using your computer. They do not limit you ability to print the form “in blank” and complete with a typewriter or by hand

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FORMS EXPLANATION PAGE

All forms included in this package, or needed, are identified below.

1. Civil Cover Sheet and Addendum (Official Form CM-010)-The document in which you are informing the court of the nature of the case.
2. Petition For Change of Name (Official Form NC-100)-The document in which you are asking the court to grant your name change along with any other relief requested.
3. Attachment For Petition For Name Change (Official Form NC-110)-Attachment that provides additional information to the document in which you are asking the court to grant your name change along with any other relief requested.
4. Order To Show Cause For Change of Name (Official Form NC-120)-This document provides all persons interested a hearing date to appear and present evidence as to why a name change should not be granted.
5. Proof of Service of Order To Show Cause (Official Form NC-121)-This document provides proof that the Order to Show Cause for Name Change has been properly served on all necessary parties when the name of a minor is being changed.
6. Decree Changing Name (Official Form NC-130)-This document grants the name change and any other relief requested.
7. Proof of Service By Personal Service (Official Form)-This form is not included in the package. Please request it if needed. This document provides proof that the Order to Show Cause for Name Change and Petition for Change of Name have been properly served on all necessary parties.

LAW SUMMARY

The law summary for this package may be located and printed from the following address:

http://www.uslegalforms.com/ca/CA-2012-F.htm

DISCLAIMER

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