California Statutes

§ 1278.5. — 1278.5. (Amended by Stats. 2006, Ch. 567, Sec. 13.)

California § 1278.5.
JurisdictionCalifornia
Code CCPCode of Civil Procedure - CCP
Title8.
Part 3.TITLE 8. CHANGE OF NAMES

This text of California § 1278.5. (1278.5. (Amended by Stats. 2006, Ch. 567, Sec. 13.)) is published on Counsel Stack Legal Research, covering California primary law. Counsel Stack provides free access to over 12 million legal documents including statutes, case law, regulations, and constitutions.

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Cal. Code of Civil Procedure - CCP Code § 1278.5. (2026).

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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.

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Legislative History

Amended by Stats. 2006, Ch. 567, Sec. 13. Effective January 1, 2007.

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