CM-010

ATTORNEY OR PARTY WITHOUT ATTORNEY (Name, State Bar number, and address):
FOR COURT USE ONLY
Maria Alexandra Cuenca
4492 Camino de la Plaza 1489
San Ysidro, CA, 92173
TELEPHONE NO.: FAX NO. (Optional):
(664) 413-4252
E-MAIL ADDRESS: [email protected]
ATTORNEY FOR (Name):

SUPERIOR COURT OF CALIFORNIA, COUNTY OF SAN DIEGO

STREET ADDRESS:
325 South Melrose Drive,
MAILING ADDRESS:
CITY AND ZIP CODE:
Vista, CA 92081
BRANCH NAME:
North County
CASE NAME: Petition of:
Maria Alexandra Cuenca
CIVIL CASE COVER SHEET Complex Case Designation CASE NUMBER:

X Unlimited Limited Counter Joinder

(Amount (Amount
Filed with first appearance by defendant JUDGE:
demanded demanded is
(Cal. Rules of Court, rule 3.402)
exceeds $25,000) $25,000 or less) DEPT.:

Items 1–6 below must be completed (see instructions on page 2).

1. Check one box below for the case type that best describes this case:
Auto Tort Contract Provisionally Complex Civil Litigation
Auto (22) Breach of contract/warranty (06) (Cal. Rules of Court, rules 3.400–3.403)
Uninsured motorist (46) Rule 3.740 collections (09) Antitrust/Trade regulation (03)
Other PI/PD/WD (Personal Injury/Property Other collections (09) Construction defect (10)
Damage/Wrongful Death) Tort Mass tort (40)
Insurance coverage (18)
Asbestos (04) Other contract (37) Securities litigation (28)
Product liability (24) Environmental/Toxic tort (30)
Real Property
Medical malpractice (45) Insurance coverage claims arising from the
Eminent domain/Inverse
Other PI/PD/WD (23) above listed provisionally complex case
condemnation (14)
types (41)
Non-PI/PD/WD (Other) Tort Wrongful eviction (33) Enforcement of Judgment
Business tort/unfair business practice (07) Other real property (26) Enforcement of judgment (20)
Civil rights (08) Unlawful Detainer
Miscellaneous Civil Complaint
Defamation (13) Commercial (31)
RICO (27)
Fraud (16) Residential (32)
Other complaint (not specified above) (42)
Intellectual property (19) Drugs (38)
Miscellaneous Civil Petition
Professional negligence (25) Judicial Review
Partnership and corporate governance (21)
Other non-PI/PD/WD tort (35) Asset forfeiture (05)
Petition re: arbitration award (11) X Other petition (not specified above) (43)
Employment
Wrongful termination (36) Writ of mandate (02) Petition for Name Change
Other employment (15) Other judicial review (39)
2. This case is X is not complex under rule 3.400 of the California Rules of Court. If the case is complex, mark the
factors requiring exceptional judicial management:
a. Large number of separately represented parties d. Large number of witnesses
b. Extensive motion practice raising difficult or novel e. Coordination with related actions pending in one or more
issues that will be time-consuming to resolve courts in other counties, states, or countries, or in a federal
c. Substantial amount of documentary evidence court
f. Substantial postjudgment judicial supervision
3. Remedies sought (check all that apply): a. monetary b. X nonmonetary; declaratory or injunctive relief c. punitive
4. Number of causes of action (specify): 1
5. This case is X is not a class action suit.
6. If there are any known related cases, file and serve a notice of related case. (You may use form CM-015.)
Date:
Maria Alexandra Cuenca
(TYPE OR PRINT NAME) (SIGNATURE OF PARTY OR ATTORNEY FOR PARTY)
NOTICE
• Plaintiff must file this cover sheet with the first paper filed in the action or proceeding (except small claims cases or cases filed
under the Probate Code, Family Code, or Welfare and Institutions Code). (Cal. Rules of Court, rule 3.220.) Failure to file may result
in sanctions.
• File this cover sheet in addition to any cover sheet required by local court rule.
• If this case is complex under rule 3.400 et seq. of the California Rules of Court, you must serve a copy of this cover sheet on all
other parties to the action or proceeding.
• Unless this is a collections case under rule 3.740 or a complex case, this cover sheet will be used for statistical purposes only.
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Form Adopted for Mandatory Use Cal. Rules of Court, rules 2.30, 3.220, 3.400–3.403, 3.740;
Judicial Council of California CIVIL CASE COVER SHEET Cal. Standards of Judicial Administration, std. 3.10
CM-010 [Rev.September 1, 2021] LHI6043 SAN DIEGO www.courts.ca.gov
 INSTRUCTIONS ON HOW TO COMPLETE THE COVER SHEET CM-010
To Plaintiffs and Others Filing First Papers. If you are filing a first paper (for example, a complaint) in a civil case, you must
complete and file, along with your first paper, the Civil Case Cover Sheet contained on page 1. This information will be used to compile
statistics about the types and numbers of cases filed. You must complete items 1 through 6 on the sheet. In item 1, you must check
one box for the case type that best describes the case. If the case fits both a general and a more specific type of case listed in item 1,
check the more specific one. If the case has multiple causes of action, check the box that best indicates the primary cause of action.
To assist you in completing the sheet, examples of the cases that belong under each case type in item 1 are provided below. A cover
sheet must be filed only with your initial paper. Failure to file a cover sheet with the first paper filed in a civil case may subject a party,
its counsel, or both to sanctions under rules 2.30 and 3.220 of the California Rules of Court.
To Parties in Rule 3.740 Collections Cases. A "collections case" under rule 3.740 is defined as an action for recovery of money owed
in a sum stated to be certain that is not more than $25,000, exclusive of interest and attorney's fees, arising from a transaction in which
property, services, or money was acquired on credit. A collections case does not include an action seeking the following: (1) tort
damages, (2) punitive damages, (3) recovery of real property, (4) recovery of personal property, or (5) a prejudgment writ of
attachment. The identification of a case as a rule 3.740 collections case on this form means that it will be exempt from the general
time-for-service requirements and case management rules, unless a defendant files a responsive pleading. A rule 3.740 collections
case will be subject to the requirements for service and obtaining a judgment in rule 3.740.
To Parties in Complex Cases. In complex cases only, parties must also use the Civil Case Cover Sheet to designate whether the
case is complex. If a plaintiff believes the case is complex under rule 3.400 of the California Rules of Court, this must be indicated by
completing the appropriate boxes in items 1 and 2. If a plaintiff designates a case as complex, the cover sheet must be served with the
complaint on all parties to the action. A defendant may file and serve no later than the time of its first appearance a joinder in the
plaintiff's designation, a counter-designation that the case is not complex, or, if the plaintiff has made no designation, a designation that
the case is complex. CASE TYPES AND EXAMPLES
Auto Tort Contract Provisionally Complex Civil Litigation (Cal.
Auto (22)–Personal Injury/Property Breach of Contract/Warranty (06) Rules of Court Rules 3.400–3.403)
Damage/Wrongful Death Breach of Rental/Lease Antitrust/Trade Regulation (03)
Uninsured Motorist (46) (if the Contract (not unlawful detainer Construction Defect (10)
case involves an uninsured or wrongful eviction) Claims Involving Mass Tort (40)
motorist claim subject to Contract/Warranty Breach–Seller Securities Litigation (28)
arbitration, check this item Plaintiff (not fraud or negligence) Environmental/Toxic Tort (30)
instead of Auto) Negligent Breach of Contract/ Insurance Coverage Claims
Other PI/PD/WD (Personal Injury/ Warranty (arising from provisionally complex
Property Damage/Wrongful Death) Other Breach of Contract/Warranty case type listed above) (41)
Tort Collections (e.g., money owed, open Enforcement of Judgment
Asbestos (04) book accounts) (09) Enforcement of Judgment (20)
Asbestos Property Damage Collection Case–Seller Plaintiff Abstract of Judgment (Out of
Asbestos Personal Injury/ Other Promissory Note/Collections County)
Wrongful Death Case Confession of Judgment (non-
Product Liability (not asbestos or Insurance Coverage (not provisionally domestic relations)
toxic/environmental) (24) complex) (18) Sister State Judgment
Medical Malpractice (45) Auto Subrogation Administrative Agency Award
Medical Malpractice– Other Coverage (not unpaid taxes)
Physicians & Surgeons Other Contract (37) Petition/Certification of Entry of
Other Professional Health Care Contractual Fraud Judgment on Unpaid Taxes
Malpractice Other Contract Dispute Other Enforcement of Judgment
Other PI/PD/WD (23) Real Property Case
Premises Liability (e.g., slip Eminent Domain/Inverse Miscellaneous Civil Complaint
and fall) Condemnation (14) RICO (27)
Intentional Bodily Injury/PD/WD Wrongful Eviction (33) Other Complaint (not specified
(e.g., assault, vandalism) Other Real Property (e.g., quiet title) (26) above) (42)
Intentional Infliction of Writ of Possession of Real Property Declaratory Relief Only
Emotional Distress Mortgage Foreclosure Injunctive Relief Only (non-
Negligent Infliction of Quiet Title harassment)
Emotional Distress Other Real Property (not eminent Mechanics Lien
Other PI/PD/WD domain, landlord/tenant, or Other Commercial Complaint
Non-PI/PD/WD (Other) Tort foreclosure) Case (non-tort/non-complex)
Business Tort/Unfair Business Unlawful Detainer Other Civil Complaint
Practice (07) Commercial (31) (non-tort/non-complex)
Civil Rights (e.g., discrimination, Residential (32) Miscellaneous Civil Petition
false arrest) (not civil Drugs (38) (if the case involves illegal Partnership and Corporate
harassment) (08) drugs, check this item; otherwise, Governance (21)
Defamation (e.g., slander, libel) report as Commercial or Residential) Other Petition (not specified
(13) Judicial Review above) (43)
Fraud (16) Asset Forfeiture (05) Civil Harassment
Intellectual Property (19) Petition Re: Arbitration Award (11) Workplace Violence
Professional Negligence (25) Writ of Mandate (02) Elder/Dependent Adult
Legal Malpractice Writ–Administrative Mandamus Abuse
Other Professional Malpractice Writ–Mandamus on Limited Court Election Contest
(not medical or legal) Case Matter Petition for Name Change
Other Non-PI/PD/WD Tort (35) Writ–Other Limited Court Case Petition for Relief From Late
Employment Review Claim
Wrongful Termination (36) Other Judicial Review (39) Other Civil Petition
Other Employment (15) Review of Health Officer Order
Notice of Appeal–Labor
Commissioner Appeals
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CIVIL CASE COVER SHEET
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 NC-100
ATTORNEY OR PARTY WITHOUT ATTORNEY STATE BAR NUMBER:
NAME: Maria Alexandra Cuenca
FIRM NAME:
STREET ADDRESS: 4492 Camino de la Plaza 1489
CITY: San Ysidro STATE: CA ZIP CODE: 92173
TELEPHONE NO.: (664) 413-4252 FAX NO.:
E-MAIL ADDRESS: [email protected]
ATTORNEY FOR (name):

SUPERIOR COURT OF CALIFORNIA, COUNTY OF SAN DIEGO

STREET ADDRESS: 325 South Melrose Drive,
MAILING ADDRESS:
CITY AND ZIP CODE:
Vista, CA 92081
BRANCH NAME:
North County
PETITION OF (name of each petitioner):
Maria Alexandra Cuenca

CASE NUMBER:
PETITION FOR CHANGE OF NAME

Before you complete this petition, you should read the Instructions for Filing a Petition for Change of Name (form NC-100-INFO). You
must answer all questions and check all boxes that apply to you on this petition. You must file this petition in the superior court of the
county where the person whose name is to be changed resides.

1. Petitioner (present name): Maria Alexandra Cuenca resides in this county.

2. Petitioner requests that the court decree the following name changes (list every name that you are seeking to change):

Present name Proposed name

a. Maria Alexandra Cuenca changed to Ma Alexandra Cuenca Muñoz

b. changed to

c. changed to

d. changed to

Continued (if you are seeking to change additional names, you must prepare a list and attach it to this petition as
Attachment 2.)
3. Petitioner requests that the court issue an order directing all interested persons to appear or file objections to show cause why
this petition for change of name of the persons identified in item 2 should not be granted.
4. The number of persons under 18 years of age whose names are to be changed is (specify): 0
5. If this petition requests the change of name of any person or persons under 18 years, this request is being made by
a. two parents.
b. one parent.
c. near relative (name and relationship):
d. guardian (name):
e. other (specify):

6. This petition seeks to change name of (check one) SHWLWLRQHU QDPH 

to conform to that person's gender identity.

7. For each person whose name is to be changed, petitioner provides the following information (you must attach a completed copy of
the attachment Name and Information About the Person Whose Name Is to Be Changed (form NC-110) for each person identified in
item 2):
a. The number of attachments included in this petition is (specify number): 1
b–f. (These are the items on the attached page or pages of Form NC-110.)
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Form Adopted for Mandatory Use Code of Civil Procedure, § 1275 et seq.
Judicial Council of California PETITION FOR CHANGE OF NAME www.courts.ca.gov
NC-100 [Rev. September 1, 2018] (Change of Name)

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 NC-110
PETITION OF (Name of petitioner or petitioners): CASE NUMBER:

Maria Alexandra Cuenca

FOR CHANGE OF NAME
NAME AND INFORMATION ABOUT THE PERSON
WHOSE NAME IS TO BE CHANGED Attachment 1 of 1
Attachment to Petition (form NC-100, form NC-200, or form NC-500)
(You must use a separate attachment for each person whose name is to be changed. If petitioner is a guardian of a minor, a
supplemental attachment, Declaration of Guardian (form NC-110G), must also be completed and attached for each minor whose name
is to be changed.)
7. (Continued) Petitioner applies for a decree to change the name of the following person:
b. X Self Other
(1) Present name (specify): Maria Alexandra Cuenca
(2) Proposed name (specify): Ma Alexandra Cuenca Muñoz
(3) Born on (date of birth): June 5, 1964
and presently under 18 years of age X over 18 years of age
(4) Born at (place of birth): Tlanepantla
Mexico de Baz, Estado Mexico
(5) Sex (as stated on original birth certificate): Male X Female
(6) Current residence address (street, city, county, and zip code):
4492 Camino de la Plaza 1489, San Ysidro, San Diego County, 92173
4492 Camino de la Plaza, San Ysidro, CA, 92173 San Diego County
c. Reason for name change (explain):
Correct misspelled name

d. Relationship of the petitioner to the person whose name will be changed:

(1) X self (4) near relative (indicate relationship):
(2) parent (5) 2WKHU VSHFLI\ 
(3) guardian
e. If the person whose name will be changed is under 18 years of age, provide the names and addresses, if known, of the
following persons:
(1) Parent (name): (address):
(2) Parent (name): (address):
(3) (Only if neither parent is living) Near relatives (names, relationships, and addresses):

f. If the person whose name will be changed is 18 years of age or older, that person must sign the following declaration:
DECLARATION
I declare under penalty of perjury under the laws of the State of California that (check one) X I am not I am
under the jurisdiction of the California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation (in state prison or on parole) or in county
jail and (check one) X I am not I am required to register as a sex offender under Penal Code section 290.
December
Date: January 26,7,2022
2021
Maria Alexandra Cuenca
(TYPE OR PRINT NAME OF PERSON WHOSE NAME IS TO BE CHANGED) (SIGNATURE OF PERSON WHOSE NAME IS TO BE CHANGED)

(If petitioner is represented by an attorney, the attorney's signature follows):

Date:

(TYPE OR PRINT NAME) (SIGNATURE OF ATTORNEY)

(Each petitioner must sign this petition in the space provided below or, if additional pages are attached, at the end of the last
attachment.) I declare under penalty of perjury under the laws of the State of California that the information in the foregoing petition is
true and correct.
Date: January
December26,7,2022
2021
Maria Alexandra Cuenca
(TYPE OR PRINT NAME) (SIGNATURE OF PETITIONER)

Date:

(TYPE OR PRINT NAME) (SIGNATURE OF PETITIONER)

ADD ADDITIONAL SIGNATURE LINES FOR ADDITIONAL PETITIONERS SIGNATURE OF PETITIONERS FOLLOWS LAST ATTACHMENT Page 1 of 1

Form Adopted for Mandatory Use ATTACHMENT TO Code of Civil Procedure, § 1275 et seq.
Judicial Council of California www.courts.ca.gov
NC-110 [Rev. September 1, 2018] PETITION FOR CHANGE OF NAME

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 NC-120
PETITIONER OR ATTORNEY (Name, State Bar number, and address): FOR COURT USE ONLY
Maria Alexandra Cuenca
4492 Camino de la Plaza 1489
San Ysidro, CA, 92173
TELEPHONE NO.: (664) 413-4252 FAX NO. (Optional):
E-MAIL ADDRESS (Optional): [email protected]
ATTORNEY FOR (Name):

SUPERIOR COURT OF CALIFORNIA, COUNTY OF SAN DIEGO

STREET ADDRESS: 325 South Melrose Drive,
MAILING ADDRESS:

CITY AND ZIP CODE: Vista, CA 92081

BRANCH NAME: North County
PETITION OF (Name of each petitioner):
Maria Alexandra Cuenca
FOR CHANGE OF NAME
CASE NUMBER:
ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE FOR CHANGE OF NAME

TO ALL INTERESTED PERSONS:

1. Petitioner (name): Maria Alexandra Cuenca filed a petition with this court
for a decree changing names as follows:
Present name Proposed name
a. Maria Alexandra Cuenca to Ma Alexandra Cuenca Muñoz
b. to
c. to
d. to
e. to
Continued on Attachment 1.
2. THE COURT ORDERS that all persons interested in this matter appear before this court at the hearing indicated below to
show cause, if any, why the petition for change of name should not be granted. Any person objecting to the name changes
described above must file a written objection that includes the reasons for the objection at least two court days before the matter
is scheduled to be heard and must appear at the hearing to show cause why the petition should not be granted. If no written
objection is timely filed, the court may grant the petition without a hearing.

NOTICE OF HEARING

a. Date: Time: Dept.: Room:

b. The address of the court is X same as noted above other (specify):

3. a. A copy of this Order to Show Cause shall be published at least once each week for four successive weeks prior to the date
set for hearing on the petition in the following newspaper of general circulation, printed in this county (specify newspaper):

b. Other (specify):

Date:
JUDGE OF THE SUPERIOR COURT

NOTE: When a Petition for Change of Name has been filed for a child and the other parent, if living, does not join in
consenting to the name change, the petitioner must have a notice of the time and place of the hearing or a copy of the
Order to Show Cause served on the other parent not less than 30 days prior to the hearing under Code of Civil
Procedure section 413.10, 414.10, 415.10, or 415.40. If a petition to change the name of a child has been filed by a
guardian, the guardian must (1) provide notice of the hearing to any living parent of the child by personal service at
least 30 days before the hearing, or (2) if either or both parents are deceased or cannot be located, serve notice of the
hearing on the child's grandparents, if living, not less than 30 days before the hearing under Code of Civil Procedure
section 413.10, 414.10, 415.10, or 415.40. (This Note is included for the information of the petitioner and shall not be
included in the Order to Show Cause published in the newspaper.)
Form Adopted for Mandatory Use ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE Code of Civil Procedure, § 1277
Judicial Council of California
NC-120 [Rev. July 1, 2007] FOR CHANGE OF NAME
(Change of Name)
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 NC-130
ATTORNEY OR PARTY WITHOUT ATTORNEY STATE BAR NUMBER:
NAME: Maria Alexandra Cuenca
FIRM NAME:
STREET ADDRESS: 4492 Camino de la Plaza 1489
CITY: San Ysidro STATE: CA ZIP CODE: 92173
TELEPHONE NO.: (664) 413-4252 FAX NO.:
E-MAIL ADDRESS:
[email protected]
ATTORNEY FOR (name):

SUPERIOR COURT OF CALIFORNIA, COUNTY OF SAN DIEGO

STREET ADDRESS: 325 South Melrose Drive,
MAILING ADDRESS:
CITY AND ZIP CODE: Vista, CA 92081
BRANCH NAME: North County
PETITION OF (name of each petitioner):
Maria Alexandra Cuenca
FOR CHANGE OF NAME
CASE NUMBER:
DECREE CHANGING NAME

1. The petition was duly considered:

a. at the hearing on (date): in Courtroom: of the above-entitled court.
b. without hearing.

THE COURT FINDS

2. a. All notices required by law have been given.
b. Each person whose name is to be changed identified in item 3 below
is not is required to register as a sex offender under section 290 of the Penal Code.
This determination was made (check one): by using CLETS/CJIS based on information provided to the clerk
of the court by a local law enforcement agency.

c. No objections to the proposed change of name were made.

d. Objections to the proposed change of name were made by (name):
e. It appears to the satisfaction of the court that all the allegations in the petition are true and sufficient and that the petition should
be granted.
f. Other findings (if any):

THE COURT ORDERS

3. The name of
Present name New name
a. Maria Alexandra Cuenca is changed to Ma Alexandra Cuenca Muñoz

b. is changed to
c. is changed to
d. is changed to
e is changed to
Additional name changes are listed on Attachment 3.

Date:
JUDGE OF THE SUPERIOR COURT

SIGNATURE OF JUDGE FOLLOWS LAST ATTACHMENT Page 1 of 1

Form Adopted for Mandatory Use

Judicial Council of California
DECREE CHANGING NAME Code of Civil Procedure, §§ 1278, 1279
www.courts.ca.gov
NC-130 [Rev. September 1, 2018]

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 INSTRUCTIONS FOR FILING A PETITION NC-100-INFO
FOR CHANGE OF NAME

1. Where to File

The petition for change of name must be filed in the superior court of the county where the person whose name is to be changed is
a resident.

2. Whose Name May Be Changed

The petition may be used to change your own name and, under certain circumstances, the names of others (e.g., children under 18
years of age).

3. Confidentiality of Certain Names

If you are a participant in the Secretary of State's address confidentiality program (Safe at Home), your current and proposed names
may be kept confidential. (Code Civ. Proc., § 1277(b).) See Information Sheet for Name Change Proceedings Under Address
Confidentiality Program (Safe at Home) (form NC-400-INFO) for additional instructions.

4. What Forms Are Required

Prepare an original and two copies of each of the following documents:

a. Petition for Change of Name (form NC-100)

b. Name and Information About the Person Whose Name Is to Be Changed (Attachment to Petition for Change of Name) (form
NC-110) (attach as many copies as necessary)
c. Order to Show Cause for Change of Name (form NC-120) or, if applicable, Order to Show Cause for Change of Name to
Conform to Gender Identity (form NC-125)
d. Decree Changing Name (form NC-130 or, for guardians, form NC-130G)
e. Civil Case Cover Sheet (form CM-010)
In addition, a guardian must prepare and attach a Declaration of Guardian (Supplemental Attachment to Petition) (form NC-110G)
for each child whose name is to be changed.

5. Filing and Filing Fee

Prepare an original Civil Case Cover Sheet (form CM-010). File the original petition and Civil Case Cover Sheet with the clerk of
the court and obtain two filed-endorsed copies of the petition. A filing fee will be charged unless you qualify for a fee waiver. (If you
want to apply for a fee waiver, see Request to Waive Court Fees (form FW-001) and Information Sheet on Waiver of Court Fees
and Costs (form FW-001-INFO). There is no filing fee for minors in the State's address confidentiality program (Safe at Home).

6. Requesting a Court Hearing Date and Obtaining the Order to Show Cause

You should request a date for the hearing on the Order to Show Cause for Change of Name (form NC-120) at least six weeks in the
future. Take the completed form to the clerk's office. The clerk will provide the hearing date and location, obtain the judicial officer's
signature, file the original, and give you a copy.

If you are changing your name to conform to gender identity, you need not request a hearing date. Instead, complete the Order to
Show Cause for Change of Name to Conform to Gender Identity (form NC-125) and take the completed form to the clerk's office.
The clerk will obtain the judicial officer's signature, file the original, and give you a copy.

7. Publishing the Order to Show Cause

In most cases, a copy of the Order to Show Cause must be published in a local newspaper of general circulation once a week for at
least four consecutive weeks before the date of the hearing. You must select the newspaper from among those newspapers
legally qualified to publish orders and notices. The newspaper used must file a Proof of Publication with the superior court before
the hearing. If no newspaper of general circulation is published in the county, the court may order the Order to Show Cause to be
posted by the clerk. But you do not have to publish the order if you are seeking to change a name to conform to your gender
identity or are a participant in (1) the State Witness Program, or (2) the address confidentiality program, and the petition alleges that
you are petitioning (a) to avoid domestic violence, (b) to avoid stalking, (c) to avoid sexual assault, or (d) to avoid human trafficking.

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Form Approved for Optional Use

Judicial Council of California
INSTRUCTIONS FOR FILING A PETITION www.courts.ca.gov

NC-100-INFO [Rev. January 1, 2019] FOR CHANGE OF NAME

 NC-100-INFO
8. Name Change for Children
a. If you are a petitioning parent requesting the name change for a child under 18 years of age, and one of the parents, if living,
does not join in consenting to the name change, the petitioning parent must have a copy of the Order to Show Cause or notice
of the time and place of the hearing served on the nonconsenting parent. Service must be made at least 30 days prior to the
hearing, under Code of Civil Procedure sections 413.10, 414.10, 415.10, or 415.40.
b. If you are a petitioning parent or any other adult requesting the name change for a child to conform to that child's gender
identity and a living parent does not join in the petition for the name change, you must have a copy of the petition and the Order
to Show Cause served on the nonconsenting parent. Service must be made within 30 days of the date the order is made by
the court, under Code of Civil Procedure sections 413.10, 414.10, 415.10, or 415.40.
c. If the nonconsenting parent resides in California, the order or notice must be personally served on the nonconsenting parent.
You cannot personally serve this document.
d. If the nonconsenting parent resides outside California, that parent may be served by sending a copy of the order or notice by
first-class mail, postage prepaid, return receipt requested.
e. If you are the guardian of a minor and filing a petition to change the name of that minor, you must (1) provide notice of the
hearing to any living parent of the child by personal service at least 30 days before the hearing (or as in b above), or (2) if either
or both parents are deceased or cannot be located, serve notice of the hearing on the child's grandparents, if living, not less
than 30 days before the hearing, under Code of Civil Procedure sections 413.10, 414.10, 415.10, or 415.40. (If the minor's name
is being changed to conform to gender identity, these notices and orders for grandparents need not be completed or served.)
If you have served a parent or grandparent, file a copy of the completed Proof of Service of Order to Show Cause (form NC-121)
with the court before the hearing.

9. Name Change for Person in Jail or Prison or on Parole

If you are a person in county jail, or under the jurisdiction of the Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation (in state prison, or on
parole) you may file a petition to change your name, but must serve the petition on a government agency.
 If in county jail, you must provide a copy of the petition to the county sheriff's department. Check with the department as to how
that should be done.
 If in state prison, you must provide a copy of the petition to the warden. Check with the warden's office as to how that should be
done.
 If on parole, you must provide a copy of the petition to the regional parole administrator. Check with the administrator's office
as to how that should be done.
After you have provided a copy to the sheriff, warden, or regional parole administrator, file a copy of the completed Proof of
Service By Mail (form POS-030) with the court.
Note that the declaration on form NC-110 as to whether the petitioner is in jail or under jurisdiction of the California Department of
Corrections and Rehabilitation is only for purposes of determining if service of the petition is required.

10. Court Hearing

If no written objection is filed at least two court days before the scheduled hearing, the court may grant the petition and sign the
decree without a hearing. Check with the court to find out if a hearing will be held. If there is a hearing, bring copies of all
documents to the hearing. If the judge grants the petition, the judge will sign the original decree.

If you filed a petition for name change to conform to gender identity, and timely objections were filed, the court may set a hearing
date after receiving the objections. If it does, you will be sent a notice of the hearing date. Check with the court after the deadline for
filing objections to see if a hearing date has been set. If there are no objections, the court will grant the petition and sign the decree
without a hearing.

11. If you were born in California and want to amend a birth certificate to show the name change, you should contact the following
office:
California Department of Public Health
Vital Records - MS 5103
Phone: 916-445-2684
P.O. Box 997410
website: www.cdph.ca.gov
Sacramento, CA 95899-7410

Local courts may supplement these instructions. Check with the court to determine whether supplemental information is available.
For instance, the court may provide you with additional written information identifying the department that handles name change
petitions, the times when petitions are heard, and the newspapers that may be used to publish the Order to Show Cause.

NC-100-INFO [Rev. January 1, 2019]

INSTRUCTIONS FOR FILING A PETITION Page 2 of 2

FOR CHANGE OF NAME