California Legal Documents

Did you know that a songwriter doesn’t have to register their work in order to own its copyright? That designation automatically exists once the work is in tangible form. The obvious question, then, is if you own it already, why go to the time and expense of registering with the Federal Copyright Office? It [...]

As a writer, artist, musician, or other type of content creator, you work hard to make the perfect product - so you know how heartbreaking it can be to have your material stolen! While your content is automatically protected by copyright upon tangible creation according to U.S. copyright law, registering your art with the U.S. Copyright Office has major benefits. Read on to learn more about how to register a copyright with a legal document assistant, and why you should consider official copyrights for your art.

A copyright is a legal certification that a certain person or company owns a creative work. No one is allowed to distribute or reproduce the work without the copyright owner’s permission. If you create a written text or one of the other kinds of works eligible for copyright, you are its owner even if you do not formally register a copyright for it with the U.S. Copyright Office. Why, then, do people spend the effort in registering copyrights if you still own your work without them? In some situations, registering a copyright prevents others from taking credit for your work and profiting from it.

Did you know that the book 50 Shades of Grey started out as a fan-fiction about the characters from the Twilight series? If you have read books from both series, you probably noticed that they have little in common. That is because of copyright. Copyright is the right not to have others copy your creative works without your permission. I f you think there is a risk that others will try to take credit for your original work, you should register the copyright. If you want to protect a creative work you have made, have a California registered legal document assistant prepare your copyright application for you.

Whether you're looking to change your name or a child's name, there are four steps to take to legally change a name in California. Keep in mind that while unofficial name changes may work in the short term, legally changing your name is the only way to avoid legal discrepancies in the future.

There are many reasons a parent may want to change a child’s name. For example, a parent may want to change a child’s last name if there's been a divorce, a party has remarried or when there is a parent who is not involved. Sometimes a child simply hates the name their parent gave them at birth. Learn how A People's Choice can help you change a child's name in California.

Each year, many people change their names in California. Name changes are quite simple and do not need the services of an attorney but the process is somewhat complex. With this in mind, filing a California name change is fairly simple and inexpensive if you use a legal document assistant with experience in name change [...]

In the past, publication of name change was typically required in California when seeking a formal change of name. California law was recently changed making publication  no longer required when a person who lives in California seeks to have his or her name changed due to a change in their gender. In this particular instances,  it [...]