How to Change Your Name in California (9th Edition) (Paperback)

by Lisa Sedano (Author), David Brown (Author), David Ventura Loeb (Author) "California offers its residents several relatively simple and easy ways to change their names..." (more)
Key Phrases: Social Security, Superior Court, State of California (more...)

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This book covers every aspect of changing your name in California. -- Oakland Tribune

Product Description
No matter why you've decided to change your name -- because of marriage, divorce, career or lifestyle change -- you need to follow certain legal steps, and this book shows you how. How to Change Your Name in California provides you with all the forms and instructions you need 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. This revised 9th edition is updated to reflect new DMV regulations and provides the latest court-approved forms as tear-outs.

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Product Details

• Paperback: 200 pages
• Publisher: Nolo.com; 9th edition (November 2001)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 087337598X
• ISBN-13: 978-0873375986
• Product Dimensions: 10.8 x 8.4 x 0.6 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 4.8 out of 5 stars See all reviews (5 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #1,604,542 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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12 of 12 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars This did the job., December 18, 1999

By	Matt (San Francisco) - See all my reviews

This review is from: How to Change Your Name in California (How to Change Your Name in California, 8th ed) (Paperback)

The 7th edition of this book was my main reference as I successfully completed a legal name change. It did a good job helping me through the process without the assistance of a lawyer ("In Pro Per"). I would also suggest finding a good paralegal to help in typing up the forms.

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Straight forward and to the point!, June 13, 2003

By	Neil J. Hajba "neil_in_la" (Los Angeles, CA United States) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

Well written, containing all the neccessary information and forms, this book is an invaluable resource for those individuals who are interested in legally changing their name in California.

Pro's and con's are examined about Court Ordered Name Changes and Common Usage methodologies. Well thought out and written in a very readable and comprehensive style...this book answers almost any question you may have regarding the implications of changing you name.

Highly recommended....by far, the best book I have seen on the market around this issue.

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars You can do it yourself!, May 22, 2001

By	Lesbian Reader (USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: How to Change Your Name in California (How to Change Your Name in California, 8th ed) (Paperback)

I'm really enamored of Nolo Press's self-help legal guides. This one saved me $400 in legal fees. Just follow the steps outlined and it will guide you safely through even a court hearing, if you want to be able to change your passport. If, in the process, you decide you want to change any deeds your old name appears on, you can use their quite inexpensive guide to updating Deeds in California. As for typing up the forms -- neat printing does the job, too.