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If you are getting married, you may be able to change your middle or last name by listing it on your marriage license. Then, once you're married you can use your marriage certificate to change your name on identity documents. You don't need to go to court.
- Change your name in California
Basic steps to change a name. To start the process, you file...
- Change your name in California
You’ll need to pay a fee of $435-$450 to the clerk when you file your forms, or file your forms to ask for a fee waiver. If you can’t afford the fee, you can ask the clerk for a fee waiver. You may qualify for a fee waiver if: You receive public benefits. Your income is less than a set amount.
Basic steps to change a name. To start the process, you file forms with the court. You pay a $435-$450 filing fee. If you can’t afford the fee, you can ask the court to waive it. The clerk will give you a date when a judge will make a decision. A judge will make a decision in about 2 to 3 months after you complete a few more steps.
The California Courts Self-Help Center has instructions and forms to start the process to change your name or obtain a court order recognizing change of gender to update a gender marker or sex identifier. Filing fees are listed on the Court’s fee schedule.
All the forms you need to file your petition have been put together in our helpful form packets that can be found on the tab to your left under “Name Change for Adult” or “Name Change for a Minor.”
Current fees can be viewed at /forms-filing/court-fee-schedule/. If you cannot afford to pay the court fees and costs, you may ask the Court to waive all or part of your fees by completing a Fee Waiver Application, form FW-001.
You can check the local fee schedule for the current fee. If you cannot afford to pay the court fees, you can apply for a Fee Waiver by completing the forms found in Self-Help form packet SHC-FW-01 .
