AB 1084: Change of name and gender and sex identifier.

This bill eliminates the mechanism to file an objection to a change of name petition to conform a person's name to their gender identity. It requires the court to enter an order granting the petition without a hearing within six weeks of the petition's filing for adult petitioners. For minor petitioners, the court must enter an order granting the name change without a hearing within six weeks of the petition's filing if the petition is signed by all living parents. If the petition is not signed by all living parents, the court must make an order reciting specified information and serve it on any parent who did not sign the petition within four weeks. A hearing date is only set if an objection is timely filed and shows good cause for opposing the name change. The bill also eliminates the requirement to file a judgment ordering a new birth certificate or marriage license and certificate w…