Cal. Rules of Court, rule 2.576 · Chapter 5. Name Change Proceedings Under Address Confidentiality Program
Access to name of the petitioner
Text — As posted by the Judicial Council of California (read October 22, 2026)
(a) Termination of confidentiality
The current name of a confidential name change petitioner must remain confidential until a determination is made that:
(1) Petitioner's participation in the address confidentiality program has ended under Government Code section 6206.7; or
(2) The court finds by clear and convincing evidence that the allegations of domestic violence or stalking in the petition are false.
(b) Procedure to obtain access
A determination under (a) must be made by noticed motion, with service by mail on the confidential name change petitioner in care of the Secretary of State's address confidentiality program as stated in Government Code section 6206(a)(5)(A).
Notes and commentary — not rule text
History
Rule 2.576 adopted effective January 1, 2010.
Source of truth
- Edition
- As posted by the Judicial Council of California (read October 22, 2026)
- Official file
- https://courts.ca.gov/cms/rules/index/two/rule2_576
- Text hash
- sha256 57eee59992f220c3e1750866da3c994268390e3de62595857f85b7019d249c0e
- Composed by
- compose_crc.py 2026-10-22: the Judicial Council's rule pages read paragraph by paragraph; verify_crc.py's second reading of the Council's per-title PDFs finds every paragraph
This rule cites
Provisions in this library that the text above cites, as it prints each citation. A range cited as “ss. 61.13-61.16” links its first and last provisions.
Procedural information only. Not legal advice and not a substitute for the advice of an attorney. Confirm the current text with the official publisher before relying on it.