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[NY] What do I do after completing and notarizing gender and name change forms?
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After completing and notarizing the relevant forms, take them to the court clerk’s office at the county court (New York Civil Rights Law § 60–65). The New York Courts website also offers a list of all the forms you'll need and where to file them.
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What do I do after completing and notarizing gender and name change forms?
Have you submitted these forms to the appropriate authority or party?
I don’t know who that is exactly.
Are you looking to proceed with any specific legal action or process after submitting the forms?
I just want to know how to submit these forms.
Is there anything else the lawyer should know before I connect you?
No.
Elizabeth
Welcome and thank you for using AskaLawyer. My name is Liz, and I'm the attorney who will be assisting with your legal question. I know that dealing with the law can be incredibly stressful and challenging, so I’m here to help clarify and provide direction. In what state are you filing?
New York.
Elizabeth
Have you submitted the documents to the clerk of the court in your county?
Oh, is that what we do now? Take the forms to the Nassau County Clerk’s Office? We didn’t know what to do with all the forms now that they are ready to be submitted.
Elizabeth
After completing and notarizing the relevant forms, take them to the court clerk’s office at the county court (New York Civil Rights Law § 60–65). The New York Courts website also offers a list of all the forms you'll need and where to file them.
Do we need to submit this form as well: Order Granting Name Change and/or Sex Designation Change for Individual Adult?
Elizabeth
You do. That will be signed by the judge to grant the order. Have you also done fingerprints?
We have this one as well: Name Change and/or Sex Designation Change Petition for Individual Adult.
Elizabeth
That would be if the court requests it. The petition is the beginning form.
So far I have the following:
- Name Change and/or Sex Designation Change Petition for Individual Adult
- Notarized Affidavit of Gender Change for a Person 17 Years of Age or Older
- Application for Amendment of Certificate of Birth for Gender Designation for an Adult (for persons born in New York State, outside NYC)
Once this is all done, I need to get a new state-issued ID—but that’s self-explanatory I think. So what am I missing?
Elizabeth
You also need the orders for the name and sex designation change. Do you have any criminal background?
No.
Elizabeth
You will just need the petition and the order. You then submit the order to the DMV to update your license.
Okay, so to clarify: I need to submit all the forms I listed to the county clerk except the DMV items. Is that correct? Am I missing anything? The worst thing is going there and being told you have to come back. What about the Amendment of Certificate of Birth for Gender Designation?
Elizabeth
You would submit the court order to Vital Records to amend the birth certificate.
The Order Granting Name Change and/or Sex Designation Change for an Individual Adult looks very complicated. I don’t understand the wording in the “optional provisions” part, so I don’t know what to check off or give good cause for.
Elizabeth
You don’t have to use the optional portions—that would be if you had a criminal charge, for example.
Okay. I have to head out. Will I be able to sign back in with any more questions or concerns later?
Elizabeth
You can! Our chat is open 7 days for follow-ups.
Hello again. Just wondering if it’s worth getting fingerprints before submitting forms to the county clerk or wait and see if a judge wants them done?
Elizabeth
You would submit your documents first.
Okay, thanks.
Elizabeth
