These resources provide information on the procedure to change your name through the California courts. They provide step-by-step instructions for changing your name, including information on birth certificates and also instructions for completing a legal gender change.
To find information online about the process to change your name through the California Courts, you can start at the “How-to Guide to Changing Your Name” section of the California Courts Online Self-Help Center, click here.
A step-by-step guide walking you through the process can also be found on the Sacramento County Public Law Library’s website, click here. This step-by-step guide includes sample forms and instructions for preparing, copying, assembling, and serving the forms involved in a civil name change.