Legal volunteers will help you complete the court forms necessary for you to petition the court for a legal name and gender marker change, and a filing fee waiver.

Assistance Includes:
• Supplying the new court forms needed to file for a legal name & gender marker change
• Providing the forms needed to ask the court to waive filing fees, based on income
• Assistance completing the forms
• Providing the address for where to file your completed court forms
• Sharing information about recent changes in the law
• Providing information for updating federal and state identity documents

What to bring:
• Social Security Number (SSN), if applicable
• Driver's license or California identification number, if applicable
• Household income information to determine eligibility for fee waiver. This can include: pay stubs, disability or unemployment statements, or any other proof of income


Not covered:
This workshop does not cover name changes for adults, minor children or those seeking a confidential name change. Individuals seeking an adult name change will be referred to the monthly adult name change workshop held on the third Friday of every month at LA Law Library. For more information or to see a schedule of available Fridays, please click here.


Presented by:
Jordan Aiken, Transgender Advocacy Project Attorney, Bet Tzedek Legal Services (https://www.bettzedek.org/)

LA Law Library does not provide legal advice:
LA Law Library does not provide legal advice. LA Law Library provides legal resources and assistance with legal research as an educational service. The Law Library is pleased to offer our patrons the opportunity to obtain assistance from third party legal service providers at this and other events within the Library. However, the Library does not control and is not responsible for the content or scope of any assistance given by those providers.