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Adult Name Change $499 Minor Name Change $499

Complete our intake form and pay online to get started. Our Registered LDAs prepare and email all court forms, for you to review and sign electronically, within 3 business days. We will email any follow-up questions, if necessary.

Mandatory Court Filing Fee $435*

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Current Name:*

Parents Full Name (s):*

Child’s Full Name:*

Requested New Name:*

Date of Birth:*

Child’s Date of Birth:*

City & State of Birth:*

Current Age:*

Sex:*

Male Female

Mailing Address:*

Address Line 1

Address Line 2

City

State

ZIP Code

Phone:*

Email:*

County of Residence:*

Reason For Name Change:

OPTIONAL - Additional Information Or Questions Pertaining To Your Name Change:

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NOTICE TO CONSUMER:

NOTICE TO CONSUMER

DO NOT SIGN ANYTHING UNTIL YOU SCROLL TO READ THIS PAGE

You understand… that LDAs affiliated with Legal Document Assistants are not attorneys.

Legal Document Assistants is not a law firm. 

Legal Document Assistants cannot represent you in court. 

Legal Document Assistants cannot represent you in court. 

Legal Document Assistants cannot advise you about your legal rights or the law. 

Legal Document Assistants cannot select legal forms for you, you must know exactly what type of case you want filed. We can not assert the validity of documents that were not prepared by Legal Document Assistants. Angela Jones, owner of Legal Document Assistants, is registered in Sacramento County Registration Number 2016-01 To confirm that Angela Jones is registered, you may contact the Sacramento County clerk's office at: 916-874-6334. 



LEGAL DOCUMENT ASSISTANT CONTRACT FOR SELF-HELP SERVICES
This is a contract between Legal Document Assistants and you, for the self-help services described in Part I below. I am the "legal document assistant" and you are the "client."
IMPORTANT NOTICES
1.You should read and understand this entire contract before you sign it. You should understand the kinds of services that I can and cannot perform for you (see Part I below).
2.I am not an attorney. I cannot perform the legal services that an attorney performs. I cannot engage in the practice of law.
3.The county clerk has not evaluated or approved my knowledge or experience or the quality of my services.
4.I cannot keep your original documents if you request that I return them to you. I cannot keep your original documents if you and I do not sign this contract or if this contract terminates (ends)for any reason. I cannot keep your original documents after all the contract services have been provided (see Part I below). It is a violation of California law if I keep your original documents under any of these circumstances.
5.It is a violation of California law if I make any false or misleading statement to you.
6.I cannot obtain special favors from, and I do not have any special influence with, any court or any state or federal agency.
7.As required by law, I have filed a bond or made a cash deposit and have registered as a legal document assistant in each county where I will perform services on your behalf.


I.SELF-HELP SERVICES
Kinds of services that I can perform for you: I can perform the following self-help services for you in connection with a legal matter in which you are representing yourself: I can type or otherwise complete, as you specifically direct, legal documents that you have selected. I can provide you general published factual legal information that has been written or approved by an attorney, to help you represent yourself. I can provide you published legal documents. I can file and serve legal forms and documents as you specifically direct.
These are the only kinds of services that I can perform for you. I cannot provide you any service if you need additional services. If you need additional services, then you require the services of an attorney.
Kinds of services that I cannot perform for you: I cannot provide you any self-help service unless you are representing yourself in a legal matter and the self-help service relates to that legal matter.
I cannot engage in the practice of law. This means that I cannot give you any kind of advice, explanation, opinion or recommendation about possible legal rights, remedies, defenses, strategies or options that you may have. I cannot give you any advice, explanation, opinion or recommendation regarding selection of forms.


II.FEES AND EXPENSES
You agree to pay me the following fees, costs and expenses:
I will provide you all the following services (list all services for which the client is being charged):


A. Name Change Document Preparation $499

Superior Court Filing Fee $435, unless you qualify for a fee waiver. 

You are paying me only for those services listed above and no others. It is unlawful for me to make any guarantee or promise to you unless it is written in this contract and unless I have a factual basis for making the guarantee or promise.


III.CANCELLATION


You may cancel this contract for any reason within 24 hours after we both have signed it.
If you cancel the contract, I must immediately refund any fees which you have paid me. The only fees that I may keep are fees for services which I have actually, necessarily and reasonably performed on your behalf during the 24-hour period. I cannot keep any fees for services performed during the 24-hour period unless you knew that I would perform those services and you expressly agreed in this contract that I would perform them.
To cancel this contract, send me a written notice stating that you are canceling the contract. Mail the notice by first-class mail with the correct postage, and send it to me at my address (see Part V below). Cancellation takes effect on the date of the postmark on the notice. You can also cancel this contract by delivering a written notice of cancellation to my address within the 24-hour period.
You may also cancel this contract at any time if I:
●Fail to give you a copy of this contract before providing any services to you, or
●Fail to specify in the contract the services which I will perform and the costs of those services, or
●Fail to give you a copy of the contract in English and in any other language that you understand and that was principally used in any oral sales presentation or negotiation leading to execution of the contract.
If you cancel this contract for any of these reasons, I must immediately refund in full any fees which you have paid me.
You may also cancel this contract at any time if you have legal cause.


IV.ATTORNEY'S FEES AND COSTS & MANDATORY ARBITRATION AGREEMENT


In the event of suit for damages arising from this contract or to enforce any of its provisions, the court may award the prevailing party his or her reasonable attorney's fees and costs. The venue for any disputes about this contract is the county where you live in California. You agree to arbitration should any disputes arise.


V.DESCRIPTION OF LEGAL DOCUMENT ASSISTANT
LDA Registration Information: Angela Jones Legal Document Assistants 3550 Watt Ave. Ste. 140 Sacramento, CA 95821 
916-620-2446 
contact@Ldaprolegal.com 

Registration #2016-01

I have filed a bond in Sacramento County, California.

Notices to Client
You may obtain information from the local bar association or a legal aid or legal services office regarding free or low-cost representation by a lawyer.
You may contact the local police, sheriff, district attorney or legal aid or legal services office if you believe that you are the victim of fraud, unauthorized practice of law or other injury.

THIS CONTRACT IS NOT VALID OR BINDING UNTIL THE LEGAL DOCUMENT ASSISTANT HAS GIVEN ALL CLIENT PARTIES A FULLY EXECUTED COPY OF IT, INCLUDING AN ACCURATE TRANSLATION OF IT IN ANY LANGUAGE OTHER THAN ENGLISH THAT THE CLIENT UNDERSTANDS AND THAT WAS PRINCIPALLY USED IN ANY ORAL SALES PRESENTATION OR NEGOTIATION LEADING TO EXECUTION OF THE CONTRACT.
Authority cited: The use of this contract is required by Section 6410 of the California Business and Professions Code. Reference: Sections 6401.6, 6402, 6405, 6408, 6409, 6410, 6411, Business and Professions Code. The standard form of this contract is mandated by the California Department of Consumer Affairs, California Administrative Code title 16, § 3950.

NOTE: I am a member of the California Association of Legal Document Assistants, Inc. (CALDA), which promotes and encourages high standards of ethical and professional conduct by its members. CALDA has a Dispute Resolution Process which is designed to resolve disputes between consumers and CALDA member LDAs. You may learn more about this process by visiting www.calda.org in the Board of Directors/"Code of Ethics" tab.

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3550 Watt Ave. Suite 140 Sacramento CA 95821

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Main Office:
(916) 620-2446

Legal Document Assistants are not attorneys. Legal Document Assistants can not provide legal advice. Legal Document Assistants can only prepare documents at the client's direction. If you need legal advice or representation in court we can refer you to a cooperating attorney, within our network. Sacramento County LDA # 2016-01

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