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Take your forms to the court clerk. If you live in California, go to the Superior Court in the county where your child lives. If there are different locations, check your court’s website, talk to your Self-Help Center, or find the closest court to you where civil cases are filed.
How to fill out forms to change a child’s name. Download the forms or fill them out online. Download and fill out these forms: Petition for Change of Name ( form NC-100) Name and Information about the Person Whose Name is to be Changed ( form NC-110 ). You need 1 of these attachments for each person whose name you want to change.
Change your child's legal name. In California, you can ask the court to legally change your child's name. If you and the other parent agree to change your child’s name, you can file a petition with the court together and publish a notice in a newspaper.
How to Change Your Child’s Name. There are two main ways to change the name of a child: q Fill out and file these court forms to ask the court for a name change: – Petition for Change of Name, NC-100. – Attachment to Petition to Change Name, NC-110. – Order to Show Cause for Change of Name, NC-120.
How to change the name on your child’s driver's license or California ID? Go to your local Department of Motor Vehicles. Inform them that your child has changed their name and would like a new ID card or driver’s license.
Change is inevitable, we know… which is why we’re committed to making it easy for you to ensure your driver’s license or identification (DL/ID) card accurately reflects who (and where!) you are. How to Change Your Information. Changing Your Name. Changing Your Address. Changing Your Gender Identity.
The sections below outline the steps to take for changing a name, adding a name (such as a middle name), or for changing a person’s name and gender. After a name is changed, there are numerous places you need to notify (such as social security, DMV, passport office, etc.), and information is provided below to help with that.
