California Name Change - Step by Step
1. File Petition
File the name change forms in the other family law
division of district court.
2. Publish the Court Order
Publish your court Order to Show
Cause for Name
Change on the newspapers of general circulation once a week
for four consecutive weeks.
3. Court Hearing
Contact the court clerk for your
hearing details
and the documents required to submit while you appear to the
court.