New Rules for 2009.... The Name Equality Act of 2007 AB 102

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.

Obtaining a Same-Sex Wedding License in California

You have several options when coming to California to get married. Not all county offices that issue licenses can marry you on the spot. Some offices do not conduct marriages so you need to find out in advance before you go to the recorder office.

Your best bet is to use a Notary Public that is authorized to issue the Los Angeles County Marriage License. We are able to issue the license and marry you on the spot.

You will need to provide a valid photo ID when you file for the license. If you have gotten a divorce within the last two years, you will also need official proof of that. California does not require a health check or blood test.

What is a Confidential Marriage License?

In California, there are two types of licenses - the regular public license which requires a witness, and the Confidential which requires no witnesses.

Originally the Confidential was designed (in 1970) so that people living together didn't have to take the dreaded blood test. Now California requires no blood test, but both kinds are still being issued.

The Confidential is the only license they allow notaries to issue - and the only kind you can obtain off site of a County Office. At a County Office you can purchase one or the other. But, they are only open weekdays, from 8:30 to 4:30 - no holidays. I am open 7 days a week by appointment. So if you get your license from us, it will be the Confidential one that requires no witnesses, and is recorded in private, so that only the bride and groom can get a copy.

Some couples dislike it because they can't send mom to get a copy for them at the Recorder's office, others don't like that fact that it states you "have been living together as husband and wife" - so I put this information here for you to choose which type of license suits you. Remember you are just as married with either license.