Description
The Civil and Small Claims Advisory Committee is proposing revisions and additions to the Judicial Council forms that individuals use to request a change of name and recognition of a change of gender and sex identifier. The proposal implements Assembly Bill 1084 (Stats. 2025, ch. 723) and Senate Bill 59 (Stats. 2025, ch. 738). AB 1084, which becomes operative on July 1, 2026, streamlines the process associated with a change of name and recognition of a change of gender and sex identifier. SB 59 makes court records associated with these proceedings confidential and gives the Judicial Council until July 1, 2026, to develop rules and forms to implement that new law. The proposal also makes various technical or clarifying changes and updates rules and forms that participants in the Secretary of State’s address confidentiality program (Safe at Home) may use to request confidential name changes. Finally, the committee proposes revisions to certain forms in response to feedback from members of the public regarding clarity and ease of use.
Deadline: January 7, 2026
Category: Civil and Small Claims
File: w26-03.pdf