Government Code section 70635

(a)

No fee shall be charged to the petitioner in a proceeding for a change of name that meets the conditions for the exemption under subdivision (a) of Section 1277 of the Code of Civil Procedure if the action is filed on behalf of a minor.

(b)

This section shall be known, and may be cited, as “Sydney’s Law.”

Source: Section 70635, https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/codes_displaySection.xhtml?lawCode=GOV§ionNum=70635. (updated Jan. 1, 2019; accessed Jun. 18, 2026).

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Location: https://california.public.law/codes/government_code_section_70635

Original Source: Section 70635, https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/codes_displaySection.xhtml?lawCode=GOV§ionNum=70635. (last accessed May 12, 2025).