Statute · California Code of Civil Procedure
Cal. Civ. Proc. Code § 1278.5 — CHANGE OF NAMES
Cal. Civ. Proc. Code § 1278.5
- Type
- Statute
- Source
- California Code of Civil Procedure
- Jurisdiction
- California
- Date
- 2007-01-01
- Current through
- Nov 2, 2026 (California Legislative Counsel)
In any proceeding pursuant to this title in which a petition has been filed to change the name of a minor, and both parents, if living, do not join in consent, the court may deny the petition in whole or in part if it finds that any portion of the proposed name change is not in the best interest…
Citator
Cal. Civ. Proc. Code § 1278.5 — CHANGE OF NAMES is in force in the current edition of the Code, and nothing recorded condemns it.
In any proceeding pursuant to this title in which a petition has been filed to change the name of a minor, and both parents, if living, do not join in consent, the court may deny the petition in whole or in part if it finds that any portion of the proposed name change is not in the best interest of the child.