Code Civ. Proc., § 1278.5 · Title 8. CHANGE OF NAMES
Code Civ. Proc., § 1278.5
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Text — As published in the Legislative Counsel's database, tables dated October 18, 2026 (pubinfo_2025.zip)
In any proceeding pursuant to this title in which a petition has been filed to change the name of a minor, and both parents, if living, do not join in consent, the court may deny the petition in whole or in part if it finds that any portion of the proposed name change is not in the best interest of the child.
Notes and commentary — not statutory text
History
Amended by Stats. 2006, Ch. 567, Sec. 13. Effective January 1, 2007.
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