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Forms: Civil Name Change and Gender Change Forms (Action Required)
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Summary
Summary
The Civil and Small Claims Advisory Committee recommends adopting, revising, or revoking various Judicial Council name change forms to reflect recently enacted legislative amendments. Senate Bill 179 changed the process for seeking name changes to conform to gender (new Code Civ. Proc., ? 1277.5); changed the process for adults seeking recognition of a gender change, including by adding "nonbinary" as one of the genders that can be recognized (amended Health & Saf. Code, ?? 103425 and 103430(a)-(b)); and added a new process for minors seeking recognition of gender changes (new Health & Saf. Code, ? 103430(e)). In addition, Senate Bill 310 eliminated the prohibition on name changes for persons under the jurisdiction of the Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation (those in state prison or on parole) and those in county jail, while at the same time adding a service requirement for such petitions.
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Recommendation
Recommendation
In order to implement statutory changes enacted in Senate bills 179 and 310, the Civil and Small Claims Advisory Committee recommends the following actions be taken, effective September 1, 2018.
1. The advisory committee recommends that the following forms be revised:
a. Petition for Change of Name (form NC-100), to reflect the change in procedures for name changes to conform to gender identity and update some of the language on the form;
b. Attachment to Petition for Change of Name (form NC-110), to update certain language on the form;
c. Decree Changing Name (form NC-130) and Decree Changing Name of Minor (By Guardian) (form NC-130G), to reflect the elimination of the prohibition on name changes for persons under the jurisdiction of the Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation and those in county jail,
d. Petition for Change of Name, Recognition of Change of Gender, and Issuance of New Birth Certificate (form NC-200), to...
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