Legal Question in Civil Rights Law in California

Hi my name is Louville but it's pronounced Lovelle.And I wanted to change the spelling of my name to Lovelle because that's how it's pronounced.I wanted to know for my situation if I had to do a complete name change for correcting the spelling of my name.Also do I need a court order and how long is the estimated time for the name change to go through if that is required.Please get back to me asap.Thank you.


Asked on 11/25/09, 2:10 pm

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Robert F. Cohen Law Office of Robert F. Cohen

There are two different ways in CA to change a name: 1) to adopt the new name and use it; 2) to get a court order to change the name. The latter requires publication in a general circulation newspaper a few times, and to appear at a court hearing after paying a filing fee. The former requires perhaps a notarized affidavit of name change. It might also be more of a problem having a birth certificate changed without a court order..

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Answered on 11/30/09, 4:09 pm


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