How to Change Your Name in California

What's in a name? Not much if it isn't legal. (Although legal is a broad term: a woman successfully changed her name to Merri Christmas!) This helpful, easy-to-use book provides all the necessary forms and instructions to legally change a name in California. It covers how 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. Provides all necessary forms as tear-outs, including Marriage Surname Agreement, Parental Agreement on Child's Name and Application for Restoration of Former Name After Divorce.Sedano, Lisa is the author of 'How to Change Your Name in California', published 2006 under ISBN 9781413305432 and ISBN 1413305431.