All name change matters are set for remote hearing (parties who prefer may appear in person at window 20 in the Civil Department at the Central Justice Center); remote appearance by Zoom through the links on the court's Civil Appearance Procedure and Information page; interpreter requests on form INT-300; Local Rule 375.
California > Fourth Appellate District > Orange County > Superior Court of California, County of Orange
SUPERIOR COURT OF CALIFORNIA, COUNTY OF ORANGE REMOTE HEARING INSTRUCTIONS – Name Change IMPORTANT MESSAGE All Name Change Matters are scheduled for remote hearing. Parties who prefer to appear in person may do so by reporting to window 20 in the Civil Department at the Central Justice Center at the scheduled date and time of their hearing. Remote appearance will be conducted via Zoom through the video links available on the Court’s Civil Appearance Procedure and Information page https://www.occourts.org/ divisions/civil/civil-appearance-procedure-and-information. Click on the blue bar as displayed below to access the video link for the courtroom where the hearing is set, then click the department link to begin the remote online check in/Zoom appearance process. For litigants seeking interpreter services, you may file from INT-300 Request for Interpreter (Civil) (ca.gov) prior to your hearing date. This act does not guarantee the court will have an interpreter available as state law specifies case type priority. It’s highly recommended that you appear with another person who may be able to translate on your behalf if needed. Parties should review Local Rule 375 for additional appearance information. Updated: September 4, 2025
SUPERIOR COURT OF CALIFORNIA, COUNTY OF ORANGE REMOTE HEARING INSTRUCTIONS – Name Change IMPORTANT MESSAGE All Name Change Matters are scheduled for remote hearing. Parties who prefer to appear in person may do so by reporting to window 20 in the Civil Department at the Central Justice Center at the scheduled date and time of their hearing. Remote appearance will be conducted via Zoom through the
Reviewer note: Composed 2026-09-29 (California T3 Orange build 2026-09-29) from BenchPath custody ca/t3/ca-orange/docs/name_change_remote_instructions.pdf (207806 bytes, sha256 140d8bafc015d1c01865ebe01b4ebbc0f6b6c830c458449ba6b8523f92376d15; 1 page) with the shared verbatim composer (v2 reflow): page numbers and running headers or footers removed as chrome, lines reflowed into the document's paragraphs; proof 1 (whitespace-only) and proof 2 (same character multiset as the text layer minus chrome) both pass.
3 verbatim requirements on remote appearances in CALEB S. JOHNSTON's division.
6 verbatim requirements on remote appearances in MICHAEL G. KAPLAN's division.