New Rules for 2009.... The Name Equality Act of 2007 AB 102
The Name Equality Act of 2007 AB 102Changes the Marriage License for California.Now couples will have the opportunity to indicate the new married name on the marriage license.Please check out the link to the full text on our website here:
http://www.cherishedvows.com/marriagelicenserequirements.html
The Name Equality Act of 2007 (AB 102, Chapter 567, Statutes of 2007) allows one or both applicants for a California marriage license to elect to change the middle or last names by which each party wishes to be known after solemnization of the marriage.Effective 01/01/2009, one party or both parties to a marriage may elect to change the middle or last names by which that party wishes to be known after solemnization of the marriage.
Each party applying for a marriage license may choose to include on their marriage license the new name in the spaces provided on the marriage license application without intent to defraud. Changing one’s name through this process can only be done at the time the marriage license is issued by the County Clerk or authorized Notary Public, as applicable.
Tuesday, December 30, 2008
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