This guide can help you:
If you already changed your name and need a copy of a court order, contact the court where your case was filed.
If you are getting divorced in California, you can change your name to a former name as part of the divorce process. If your divorce is already final, you can still change your name as part of that case.
You can ask to change your name during multiple parts of the U.S. citizenship process. Then, during the Naturalization Oath Ceremony, a federal judge can legally change your name.
Find a specific page or step-by-step instructions within our Name Change case information.
The first step in the name change process is filling out court forms.
The instructions for serving papers in a name change depends on your case.
If you are getting married, you may be able to change your middle or last name by listing it on your marriage license. Then, once you're married you can use your marriage certificate to change your name on identity documents. You don't need to go to court.
You start the process of changing your child's name by filling out court forms.
You start the process of changing your child's name by filling out court forms.
You start the process of asking the court to recognize your child's gender change and change their name by filling out court forms.
To start the process of legally changing your child’s name to match their gender identity, you fill out court forms.
You start the process of changing your child's name and asking the court to recognize their gender identity by filling out court forms.
You start the process of changing your child's name to match their gender identity by filling out court forms.
