The court will keep the original. One copy is for you; the other is for the publication in a newspaper. Important: You may not need an extra copy for the publication in the newspaper because you may not need to publish your name change request.
Read Step 5 below carefully to find out if you need to publish your request in the newspaper. The Order to Show Cause will have information on your court date, time, and department number. You will have to pay a filing fee. If you cannot afford the fee, you can ask for a fee waiver. In most cases you must publish the Order to Show Cause for Change of Name in a newspaper of general circulation once a week for 4 weeks in a row.
Your court most likely has a list of newspapers that are approved for publishing legal notices. The cost for publication can vary greatly between newspapers and your court fee waiver will not waive your publication fees. This is because once the judge signs the Order to Show Cause for Change of Name you must publish in the newspaper listed on the form.
You cannot change the form after it is signed by the judge. If you are in state prison or county jail, or are on parole under the jurisdiction of the Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation, in addition to publishing the order to show cause, serve copies of the of the Petition for Change of Name Form NC , the Attachment to Petition for Change of Name Form NC , and the Order to Show Cause for Change of Name Form NC or Form NC , whichever is applicable to a government agency, as listed below: If you are in state prison, you must provide copies to the warden.
Check with the warden's office as to how that should be done. If you are in county jail, you must provide copies to the county sheriff's department. Check with that department as to how that should be done.
If you are on parole, you must provide copies to the regional parole administrator of California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation. Check with the administrator's office as to how that should be done. After you have provided a copy to the sheriff, warden, or regional parole administrator, file a copy of the completed proof of service with the court. File proof with the court that the Order to Show Cause was published in the newspaper if you were required to publish your Order to Show Cause as soon as publication is complete, and submit a Decree Changing Name Form NC for the judge to sign.
If no objections have been filed to your petition, the court may grant your decree without requiring a hearing.
You should check with the court a couple of days before the hearing to see if it will be held. If it is, go to court on your hearing date.
Go to court on your hearing date. Once you get your signed decree, get a certified copy from the court clerk. More information about changing your birth certificate here. Gender Change You do not need a court ordered recognition of gender change to change your California driver's license, Social Security card, or U.
You also do not need a court order to have a new birth certificate issued reflecting a change of gender for California birth records. You may want to seek a court ordered recognition of gender change to amend your birth certificate if you were born outside of California.
Please see the section on Gender Change if you want to find out more about changing your name and gender, or for recognizing only your gender only, and want to find out all your options. Denial of Name Change In some limited cases, the judge may not agree to change your name.
When you bring your forms in for filing, the clerk stamps each set of forms with the word "filed. At this time, you receive information on your court date and time, as well as the department number, so you can locate your hearing. You can ask the clerks in San Diego County about a list of approved newspapers suitable for publishing legal notices. Note: you must pay the rate for publication in a newspaper in addition to the county filing fee. While you're at the court filing your paperwork, they will ask you which newspaper you've chosen for publishing your notice.
Different newspapers charge different fees for publication. Once the judge signs the Order to Show Cause for Change of Name, you cannot change the newspaper you previously selected. Consequently, you should review costs ahead of time. If you change your name to conform to your gender identity, you are not required to publish the Order to Show Cause.
You must attend your hearing at the specified time. Bring with you proof that you published the Order to Show Cause as required by law.
If you have met all the legal requirements, the judge will sign this document at the hearing. Once you have established that you meet the legal requirements, the judge will approve your request to change your name. The judge signs the Decree Changing Name. You will get a copy of your signed decree, but you should also request a certified copy from the court clerk.
The certified copy allows you to change all legal documents, such as your birth certificate, your Social Security card, your passport, your driver's license, and any other government-issued document. While it may seem overwhelming at first, by taking these six simple steps, you can legally change your name in San Diego County.
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