If the judge approves your request, you will get an Order. That’s the document you will use to change their gender marker or sex identifier and name on all their legal documents.
If the judge approves your request to recognize your gender change and change your name, you will get an Order. That’s the document you will use to update your legal documents.
If you are the child’s guardian and want to change their name, you start by filing a Petition for Change of Name (form NC-100) and other forms. You will then get a court date. You will need to have a notice about the court date published in a local newspaper and also delivered to the child's living parents. If the child's parents do not agree, they
Once you filed your forms, you need to have the Order to Show Cause (form NC-120) published in a newspaper for 4 weeks.
After you file your forms, you need to have the Order to Show Cause (form NC-120) published in a newspaper once a week for 4 weeks.
Once you've filed your forms, you need to have the Order to Show Cause (form NC-120) published in a newspaper for 4 weeks.
If the other parent filed an objection, you will have a hearing. The court will mail you a notice with the location and date and time of the hearing.
If you filed an objection, you must go to the hearing. At the hearing the judge will ask you to explain why you disagree.
Find a specific page or step-by-step instructions within our Name Change case information.
You may have a court hearing as part of your request to change your child's name, though not always. If the other parent filed an objection, you will have a hearing. If you do have a hearing, here's what to expect during your day in court.
If the other parent filed an objection to your name change request, you will have a hearing. If you do have a hearing, here's what to expect during your day in court.
You may have a court hearing as part of your request to change your child's name, though not always. If the other parent filed an objection, you will have a hearing. If you do have a hearing, here's what to expect during your day in court.
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If you already changed your name and need a copy of a court order, contact the court where your case was filed.
After you file the papers, you must have someone deliver a copy of the Order to Show Cause–Change of Name to Conform to Gender Identity (form NC-125) and other forms to your child’s other parent within 30 days from the date you filed this form. This is called serving papers.
You may have a court hearing as part of your name change request, though not always. If you do have a hearing, here's what to expect during your day in court.
You may have a court hearing as part of your request to change your child's name, though not always. If you do have a hearing, here's what to expect during your day in court.
After you file the papers, you must have someone deliver a copy of the Order to Show Cause (form NC-120) and other forms to your child’s other parent at least 30 days before your court date. This is called serving papers.
After you file the papers, you must have someone deliver a copy of the Order to Show Cause—Recognition of Minor’s Change of Gender and Issuance of New Birth Certificate (form NC-520) and other forms to your child’s other parent within 4 weeks of the date the Order to Show Cause was filed with the court (when it was issued). This is called serving p
