Legal Question in Insurance Law in California

I need to show legal name change for a insurance policy, is a driver's license a legal document?


Asked on 11/13/10, 11:15 am

2 Answers from Attorneys

Edward Hoffman Law Offices of Edward A. Hoffman

Laypeople often use the term "legal document" as if it means something. It doesn't.

To have your name legally changed requires a court order. You should just send the insurance company a copy of that order. It might be willing to accept a driver's license instead, but to my knowledge there is no law that says it has to.

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Answered on 11/18/10, 4:47 pm

Mr. Hoffman is right that there is no such thing as a "legal document," except as a vague general concept of a document that has some legal siginifcance. Heck, your credit card statement is a "legal document" for some purposes. You need to ask the insurance carrier what they will accept.

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Answered on 11/19/10, 9:11 am


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