Packets at the Self-Help Legal Center and the Court Clerk's Service Windows; filed in the county where the person whose name is to be changed presently lives; hearings scheduled six (6) to seven (7) weeks from the date of filing, heard on Fridays at 9:00 a.m. in Dept. 2; the form to carry the Drivers License number, the Social Security number and any AKA names (adults), as a background check will be conducted by the courts, and the newspaper for publication; publication for 4 consecutive weeks, in Calaveras County in the Calaveras Enterprise or The Valley Springs News; after a California divorce that did not restore the name, an Ex Parte Application for Restoration of Former Name after Entry of Judgment and Order (FL-395) filed in the divorce case - no filing fee, certified copies $40.
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Forms Packets are available at the Self-Help Legal Center and the Court Clerk's Service Windows. You may also obtain forms at the Judicial Council Forms website along with links to helpful information and instructions. Forms may be used to change one's own name and, under certain circumstances, the names of others (e.g. children under 18 years of age). Venue The documents must be filed in the Superior Court of the county where the person whose name is to be changed presently lives. Hearings Hearings are scheduled six (6) to seven (7) weeks from the date of filing. These matters are heard on Fridays at 9:00 a.m. in Dept. 2. Information Required on Form Drivers License number, Social Security number, and any AKA names you have used (this applies to adults only), as a background check will be conducted by the courts. the newspaper you are going to publish in. Name Changes must be published for 4 consecutive weeks. In Calaveras County you may publish in the Calaveras Enterprise or The Valley Springs News. Filing Fee See the Civil fee schedule Name Change After Divorce If you: are changing your name after a divorce and were divorced in the State of California, and did not request your name restored on your judgment, then you may be able to file an Ex Parte Application for Restoration of Former Name after Entry of Judgment and Order (FL-395). You will need to file it into your divorce case. There is no filing fee; however, certified copies are $40. Related Links Fee schedule California Rules of Court Judicial Council Forms
Forms Packets are available at the Self-Help Legal Center and the Court Clerk's Service Windows. You may also obtain forms at the Judicial Council Forms website along with links to helpful information and instructions. Forms may be used to change one's own name and, under certain circumstances, the names of others (e.g. children under 18 years of age). Venue The documents must be filed in the Supe
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