Order to Show Cause Re: Name Change
25CV028849: IN THE MATTER OF: REYNELDA NICOLE WESLEY 07/21/2026 Order to Show Cause Re: Name Change in Department 16D
Tentative Ruling
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25CV028849: IN THE MATTER OF: REYNELDA NICOLE WESLEY 07/21/2026 Order to Show Cause Re: Name Change in Department 16D
95814. ALL HEARINGS NOTICED FOR DEPARTMENT 53 WILL BE HEARD IN DEPARTMENT 16D OF THE NEW COURTHOUSE. ***
TENTATIVE RULING
This matter has now been continued twice to permit petitioner to serve the Order to Show Cause issued on 12/3/2025 on the minors biological father as required by Code of Civil Procedure §1277(a)(4) and to file proof of such service on the minors biological father or alternatively, to file a declaration under penalty of perjury attesting to facts showing that the minors biological father cannot with reasonable diligence be located and served pursuant to Code of Civil Procedure §1277(a)(4).
The Court currently finds (1) no proof of service of either the Order to Show Cause issued on 12/3/2025 on the minors biological father as required by Code of Civil Procedure §1277(a)(4) and (2) no declaration under penalty of perjury attesting to facts showing that the minors biological father cannot with reasonable diligence be located and served pursuant to Code of Civil Procedure §1277(a)(4). Therefore, this petition is DENIED albeit without prejudice.
This minute order is effective immediately. No formal order or other notice is required. (Code Civ. Proc. §1019.5; CRC Rule 3.1312.)