My question involves name change laws in the State of: California

I was born in California, I live in Virginia.
I wish to change my birth certificate to reflect my genealogy (I have my mothers first husband on my certificate) He did not raise me. I have spoken to him and he is willing to consent and have his name removed, should this be needed.

I Have recently found my biological father and wish to change my birth certificate. My biological father consented to the DNA, and is indeed my father. Everything was going well during our "honeymoon" stage. But now the relationship has hit a bump, as his wife is jealous of the relationship.

I was hoping my father would help out with getting my birth certificate changed to reflect his biological heritage in relation to me. He has not offered, but suggested, if that was what I wanted. I have gotten the forms from my birth registrar county office, necessary to change the birth father name. The forms ask for signatures, sensitive information (social security #) and a court order and Paternity results (this has been performed). I feel the legality of the operation will scare off my father from consenting to the change. I have already been told I have been excluded from any will, I am fine with this, though it has nothing to do with a financial gain.

Can my biological resist the Birth Certificate change, even though he consented to the DNA tests? Or is this what the court Order states...that he is the biological relation and it's based in factual evidence, not whether he wants to list it officially on my birth certificate? My fear is that I will go through all of this work and his wife will make things more intolerable, and threaten to divorce him, if is he legally applied to my birth certificate....which is out of my control. I don't know how to go about this honestly without knowing what to expect. I would like to prepare everyone a bit more in detail. Like I said things were great, but now I just want to get my birth certificate to reflect my heritage and move on from the relationship with him but, continue with the other family members that have the same heritage and name, they are wonderful and supportive.


Should I just hire an attorney in my home state to contact him and start the procedures? From what I read I have to have both my biological mother and biological father consent to the change, in addition to the court order....what is the court order? Is this the first filing, before the parents are able to consent? Could someone explain the order of filings and such? How long does this typically take? Anyone know the cost involved? Do I sart the procedure in my home state?

Thanks