Transgender woman seeks name fee waiver

[Shana A]

http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/chi-transgenderjan18,1,6782628.story?ctrack=1&cset=true

Transgender woman seeks name fee waiver

By Michael Higgins |  Tribune reporter
    January 18, 2008

A transgender woman who wants to change her legal name from "Donald" to "Daunn" asked the state Supreme Court Thursday to order Will County's chief judge to waive about $450 in court fees because of her low income.

The legal filing by Daunn Turner, 52, of Lockport contended Will County Chief Judge Stephen White rejected the request by declaring, "I am not spending the county's money on something like this."

[Renate]

I filed a "Financial Waiver Affidavit" as part of my petition for name change filing.
My county picked up the $145 court fees and the $47.50 newspaper legal notice fee.
Bless their hearts.  The judge was awfully nice, too.  As nice as you can be in 30 seconds of interaction.

Renate