Difference between revisions of "Texas Name and Gender Marker Change"
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== Basics == | == Basics == | ||
=== What documents will you need? === | === What documents will you need? === | ||
+ | * Petition to change name and/or gender. | ||
+ | * Letter from your physician (general practitioner, endocrinologist, GCS surgeon, etc.) stating that that you have made "''irreversible changes for gender transition from'' <your biological sex> ''to'' <your gender identity>". | ||
+ | * Fingerprint card | ||
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=== What will you need to do? === | === What will you need to do? === | ||
=== Where will you need to go? === | === Where will you need to go? === |
Revision as of 00:39, 21 June 2016
Contents
Basics
What documents will you need?
- Petition to change name and/or gender.
- Letter from your physician (general practitioner, endocrinologist, GCS surgeon, etc.) stating that that you have made "irreversible changes for gender transition from <your biological sex> to <your gender identity>".
- Fingerprint card
What will you need to do?
Where will you need to go?
How much will you have to pay?
County-specific information
Information on venue, friendly/hostile judges, etc. by county.
Files & Documents
- Physician's letter:
- Petitions:
- Sample name and gender marker change petition -- coming soon
- Sample name change petition -- coming soon
- Sample gender marker change petition -- coming soon
- Cour order:
What else will need to do post-change
There is no specific order by which to change your driver's license and your Social Security information. People have reported success changing either one first.
Driver's license
Social Security
The Social Security Administration (SSA) has a specific procedure for changing your name and gender. It is here: "RM 10212.200 Changing Numident Data for Reasons other than Name Change". It's a good idea to print that page out to take with you and show it to the SSA clerk. Here is the SSA FAQ on changing gender 1.
Passport
Information on changing name/gender on passport is here.
Bank accounts
The court order and driver's license with my new name and gender marker were sufficient to change the name of my accounts and credit cards etc. at my banks, Chase and University Federal Credit Union.
Credit cards
Car title & registration
[1]: The SSA FAQs are here: "Help Topics" / "Social Security Number and Card" / "General Questions" section of the SSA FAQs.