If you want to change your or your child's name.
How to change your name, or your name and gender, in California.
An overview of how to legally change your name.
Answer a few questions to get the right instructions and forms.
How to change your name if you got divorced in California.
Where to update your identification and other documents once you've changed your name.
All the topics in name change
An overview of how to get a court order recognizing a change of gender.
Where to update your identification and other documents
