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.
Know Your Rights: Passports - Updated in 2025
Updated information on rights around passports and gender markers for trans and gender-nonconforming people.
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 Recognition in Court
This section shows you how to ask for a court order changing your legal gender documents, both in cases where you also want to change your name or when you only want to change your gender in legal records.
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.
Changing Your Legal Identification in California
We recommend you consider getting a court order if you are planning on changing your name.
Gender Recognition in Court
This section shows you how to ask for a court order changing your legal gender documents, both in cases where you also want to change your name or when you only want to change your gender in legal records.
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.