Legally Lisbeth

[Lisbeth]

I am, as of 1:51pm CDT, May 7, 2007, legally Elisabeth Anne Kellogg.

[Sarah Louise]

Congratulations Elisabeth.

[Kate]

I am, as of 1:41pm CDT, May 7, 2007, legally Elisabeth Anne Kellogg.

Oh! THAT'S what the countdown on that other thread was about!

Well hey, congrats and happy birthday, Elisabeth Anne Kellogg!!!

Nice to meet you!

Very pretty name

~Kate~

[Dennis]

Congrats Lisbeth!

Dennis

[BeverlyAnn]

I am, as of 1:41pm CDT, May 7, 2007, legally Elisabeth Anne Kellogg.

Congratulations Lisbeth.  Now after mumble mumble years I'm finally calling you by your legal name.

Beverly

You did send Brenda an e-mail didn't you?  If not, I did.   

[Melissa]

Congratulations Lisbeth.

[Suzy]

Congratulations!  How awesome.  The culmination of one of your dreams.

Kristi

[tinkerbell]

Congratulations Lisbeth.    Would you like us to move this thread to the MTF forums?

tink

[HelenW]

WHOO HOO LISBETH!!

Congratulations!  You must be thrilled, I know I will be when mine goes final.

hugs & smiles
helen

[TheBattler]

Congratulation Lisbeth,

Another steop alone the road - I am so happy for you.

Alice

[Lisbeth]

Thank you, everyone.  It's still sinking in that it's finally done.

Congratulations Lisbeth.    Would you like us to move this thread to the MTF forums?

Oops. Yes, please.

[Jeannette]

Hello Lisbeth and congratulations on your victoire.  I'll make sure to bring, what's his name, to the party.

[Sandy]

Congratulations Lisbeth!  Such a milestone!

-Sandy

[Lisbeth]

I'm starting to find the "gotchas" in this process.  To change my Social Security card, I need to send in my old driver's license.  So I can't do that until I get my new one.  I need my driver's license number to change my voter registration, but I won't know if that will change until I get the new one. 

Wonder how much more complicated this will get.

[Sandy]

I'm starting to find the "gotchas" in this process.  To change my Social Security card, I need to send in my old driver's license.  So I can't do that until I get my new one.  I need my driver's license number to change my voter registration, but I won't know if that will change until I get the new one. 

Wonder how much more complicated this will get.

Please keep us posted as to your "complications".  My name change date is next week, and I'd like to know what all is in store for me.

Thanks!

-Sandy

[rhondabythebay]

Congratulations on the name change Lisbeth!

I'm starting to find the "gotchas" in this process.  To change my Social Security card, I need to send in my old driver's license.  So I can't do that until I get my new one.  I need my driver's license number to change my voter registration, but I won't know if that will change until I get the new one. 

Wonder how much more complicated this will get.

Now from what I read above, I'm not sure how the process would work here in CA. The dmv told me I'd have to change it with SSA first, to get a change at the dmv, because they use SSA info to confirm your identity for the dmv change. Seems like a catch-22 situation to me.

Rhonda

[Lisbeth]

Now from what I read above, I'm not sure how the process would work here in CA. The dmv told me I'd have to change it with SSA first, to get a change at the dmv, because they use SSA info to confirm your identity for the dmv change. Seems like a catch-22 situation to me.

Rhonda

No, it's not a catch-22.  You take your old DL (with your old name on it) and your name-change court order to SSA.  That way they know that you are the person who had the old name.  Then you can go get your new DL.

[rhondabythebay]

You take your old DL (with your old name on it) and your name-change court order to SSA.  That way they know that you are the person who had the old name.  Then you can go get your new DL.

I see..take, not send the id , makes all the difference.

Thanks Lisbeth.

Rhonda

[Lisbeth]

You take your old DL (with your old name on it) and your name-change court order to SSA.  That way they know that you are the person who had the old name.  Then you can go get your new DL.

I see..take, not send the id , makes all the difference.

Thanks Lisbeth.

Rhonda

If you don't have an SSA office nearby they do say, "Send it in."  Which I think is totally stupid.

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Please keep us posted as to your "complications".  My name change date is next week, and I'd like to know what all is in store for me.

Here's the summary of my first week:

I have done my DL, SSN, voter registration, work and insurance, clinic, pharmacy, and school.

HR, the Dept of Public Safety, the SSA, and the school looked at the court order and gave it back to me.  The pharmacy, the clinic, and the voter registration office didn't care about documentation.

This still leaves to do my passport, bank account, car and house title, mortgage company, AAA, and the zoo membership.

And then there's my birth certificate:

From Lambda Legal and the Sylvia Rivera Law Project, 2006:

Iowa changed its birth certificate statute to allow the state registrar to issue a new birth certificate when the state registrar receives a "notarized affidavit by a licensed physician . . . stating that by reason of surgery or other treatment by the licensee, the sex designation of the person has been changed." This language recognizes that not all transgender people will complete their transition by having surgery, but that they can still be recognized as the new sex if they have completed whatever treatment is necessary as determined by their doctors.

Iowa will change both name and sex, and will issue a new birth certificate rather than amend the old one.