Court hearing for name change tomorrow

[Curious]

Ahhhh! I can't sleep! I have my hearing in 8 hours for my legal name change. I'm so scared :c Seems like nobody I know really cares that much, but this is HUGE for me. I was forced such an ugly masculine name, and now I can finally change it, I hope!! Excited and scared, because I'm afraid of what might have come up on the background check, or my judge being transphobic since im in north dakota :c. I got an attorney to help me, but she's new on this stuff too, but she's going to walk to the court house with me and that really helps my anxiety c: Ahh wish me luck !!

[Devlyn]

Good luck! They're done at an administrative hearing here in Massachusetts, I wasn't notified, the court order just arrived in the mail.

Hugs, Devlyn

[Curious]

Yeah it really depends. My friend who blocked me, said they got their court order name change without ever going to court. I think it depends where we live and how common this is. Considering my attorney doesn't really do this much, I don't think it's common and the judge wants interrogate why I'm doing this. Not really a fan. But hey

[Devlyn]

Update us later! 

Hugs, Devlyn

[Arianna Valentine]

Ahhhh! I can't sleep! I have my hearing in 8 hours for my legal name change. I'm so scared :c Seems like nobody I know really cares that much, but this is HUGE for me. I was forced such an ugly masculine name, and now I can finally change it, I hope!! Excited and scared, because I'm afraid of what might have come up on the background check, or my judge being transphobic since im in north dakota :c. I got an attorney to help me, but she's new on this stuff too, but she's going to walk to the court house with me and that really helps my anxiety c: Ahh wish me luck !!

Good luck with your name change sweetie but I'm sure you will have no problem I was so scared when I got my name changed too well when I applied for it and I thought I would never get it but I didn't even have to go to court the judge just granted it on the paperwork may I ask why I said that I was transitioning and that was all I needed but I was still so scared so once you do get your name change remember that feeling I hold onto that feeling because it can help you a lot of tough times

If you can't accept yourself,  how can you expect others to accept you?

[FollowTheFellow]

Best of luck on the name change. I lived for several years in North Dakota and know what a cold place that can be (both in climate and culture). I think that it takes a courageous person to deal with that state (I barely could myself) and am sending nothing but positive energy your way. I do know that my fairly conservative company in ND was very accepting of trans folk (including myself) and there are quiet allies in many places, so hopefully your judge will be a respectful human and treat you with the dignity you deserve.

Sending positive thoughts your way!!!

-A

[Curious]

Just a late update! I got approved !! 

Time to send my court order to california with an affidavit to change my birth certificate name and gender! ! !   

[Devlyn]

Awesomeness!

[Maddie]

Just a late update! I got approved !! 

Time to send my court order to california with an affidavit to change my birth certificate name and gender! ! !   

Wow, so good for you!! Glad it was approved

This is something that has been on my mind.
California is my birth state.   Am I right to assume that it is possible for me to have the gender changed on my birth certificate?  Can you share how/where you found this info?

Congratulations, and thanks

[Margarine]

California took less than 2 weeks to get my paper work back, I did mess up and filed for a correction and not an amended one... opps
My old name fell off any background checks, credit reports etc... It was a pain with the credit, took a 110 point negative hit, but after two years have a better score. The IRS wanted some information from 2015 business returns and the poor person was confused, as the SSN didn't trigger the old name just what I go by now.

Congratulations on the name YOU WANTED!
Take care,
Margaret
PS my partner and I did pass my old name on to her Service dog... It's fun when people come to the door and ask for Phillip and here comes this 70 lb  Standard poodle...

Just a late update! I got approved !! 

Time to send my court order to california with an affidavit to change my birth certificate name and gender! ! !