What's in a name? Not much if it isn't legal. This helpful, easy-to-use book provides all the necessary forms and instructions to legally change a name in California. It covers how to: choose a new name and make it legal-amend a birth certificate, or get a new one-change children's names-get a new driver's license, passport and Social Security card-change back to a former name after divorce. Provides all necessary forms as tear-outs, including Marriage Surname Agreement, Parental Agreement on Child's Name and Application for Restoration of Former Name After Divorce. The 12th edition provides the latest regulation stemming from the Patriot Act and the rise of identity theft.