Judge: Michael Shultz, Case: 23CMCP00037, Date: 2023-08-24 Tentative Ruling

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Case Number: 23CMCP00037    Hearing Date: October 9, 2023    Dept: A

23CMCP00037 In the Matter of:  Lizeth Margarita Bonilla, by and through her mother, Bernardina Dominguez Medina

Friday, October 9, 2023 at 8:30 a.m.

[TENTATIVE] ORDER DENYING THE PETITION FOR CHANGE OF NAME

Petitioner filed this Petition on January 30, 2023, for an Order for Change of Name to Lizeth Margarita Bonilla Dominguez to add her mother’s last name. As Petitioner is a minor, a Criminal History Assessment is not required. However, the Petition was signed by only one parent, and there is no indication that the other parent was served with the Order to Show Cause.

The Court continued this hearing twice to permit Petitioner to serve the other parent with the order to show cause and to publish the order to show cause for the required time period. The Court’s file does not reflect that Petitioner complied with the May 11 or August 24, 2023, orders.

           Accordingly, the petition is DENIED.