Name Change
Transgender Health and Wellness Center - Name/Gender Change Resource Page
Includes know your rights information that individuals should know before starting the process of changing their name and/or gender-designation. Explains how to obtain a court order to change your name and gender.
LGBT Elders: Know Your Rights
How to navigate issues with public and social benefits systems.
Transgender Law Center Resources
This page from the Transgender Law Center has resource guides for different legal issues Trans people may face. They have a legal helpdesk that may help you find additional resources.
Changing Your Legal Identification in California
We recommend you consider getting a court order if you are planning on changing your name.
Gender Change
This section shows you how to ask for a court order changing your gender, both in cases where you also want to change your name or when you only want to change your gender.
Name Change After or During a Divorce Case
If you are getting divorced and want to change your name to back to your maiden name, you can usually do that in your divorce case.
LGBT Elders: Know Your Rights
How to navigate issues with public and social benefits systems.
Transgender Health and Wellness Center - Name/Gender Change Resource Page
Includes know your rights information that individuals should know before starting the process of changing their name and/or gender-designation. Explains how to obtain a court order to change your name and gender.
Changing Your Legal Identification in California
We recommend you consider getting a court order if you are planning on changing your name.
Gender Change
This section shows you how to ask for a court order changing your gender, both in cases where you also want to change your name or when you only want to change your gender.
LGBT Elders: Know Your Rights
How to navigate issues with public and social benefits systems.
Name Change After or During a Divorce Case
If you are getting divorced and want to change your name to back to your maiden name, you can usually do that in your divorce case.
Transgender Health and Wellness Center - Name/Gender Change Resource Page
Includes know your rights information that individuals should know before starting the process of changing their name and/or gender-designation. Explains how to obtain a court order to change your name and gender.
Transgender Law Center Resources
This page from the Transgender Law Center has resource guides for different legal issues Trans people may face. They have a legal helpdesk that may help you find additional resources.