California courts publish a petition process for legally changing your name — including a decree and, where required, newspaper publication. We prepare your complete petition at your direction and guide you through each published step to your signed decree.
Timelines vary by county court calendar; most petitions include a hearing date set several weeks out, plus publication time where required.
California generally requires publication for adult name changes, with published exceptions. We arrange the publication step at your direction when it applies.
The courts publish a related petition process for minors with its own notice requirements — we prepare those document sets too.
