Name Equality Act Information Sheet Form - Application For License To Marry
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2NAME EQUALITY ACT INFORMATION SHEET
Please read prior to completing your marriage license application.
Effective January 1, 2009, The Name Equality Act of 2007 (AB 102, Chapter
567, Statutes of 2007) gives specific rights to parties who are applying for their
California marriage license, to choose and list on the marriage license, the new
name(s) that each party will go by after marriage (Family Code 306.5) This new
law only pertains to marriage licenses issued on or after January 1, 2009 and
does not apply to marriage licenses issued prior to that date.
NOTE: Parties are not required to have the same name, nor are they required to
change their name. If one or both of the parties want to have their new name(s)
shown on their marriage license, the new name must be entered on the marriage
license application at the time they are applying for their marriage license. The name
you indicate on your marriage license application will be your name on the marriage
license certificate and cannot be changed by the County Clerk. If you do not indicate
a new name on your marriage license, a court order might be required to do a name
change.
IMPORTANT:
You may not change your first name using this process.
You may not amend the marriage license after you have been married, to add
or change the name you wish to be known as.
County Clerk staff cannot advise you how to complete the marriage license
application as it relates to your entry of a new name or the retention of your former
name on the marriage license application. For your protection, if you have any
questions regarding whether you should or should not list your new name on the
marriage license application, and/or how the Name Equality Act of 2007 may affect
you, please consult an attorney prior to applying for your marriage license.
The marriage certificate is used by multiple local, state, federal and private agencies,
each of which have different rules and or regulations regarding what documents are
acceptable to change your name on their records following marriage. It is
recommended that you contact these agencies to verify their requirements prior to
applying for your marriage license.
Sign to acknowledge that you have read the above information sheet regarding the
Name Equality Act of 2007.
First Person:__________________________________________________________
Second Person:________________________________________________________
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