Name & Gender Marker Change
- Forms
- Name Change Petitions and Orders (WI Court System)
- Portion of Judgment Regarding Surname (Divorce) (WI Court System)
- Petition for Gender Change on Wisconsin Birth Certificate for Adult or Minor 14 or Older (WI Court System)
- Order on Petition for Gender Change on Wisconsin Birth Certificate (WI Court System)
- Report of Legal Name Change F-05021 (WI Dept. of Health Services)
- Your county may have forms specific to this topic. See Forms by County or contact your county's Clerk of Court.
- Name Changes and Confidential Name Changes(WI Court System)
- Basic Steps to Handling a Name Change (WI Court System)
- How Do I Change My Name? (WI Court System Self-Help Center)
- How Do I Correct or Amend a Birth Certificate? (WI Court System Self-Help Center)
- Name Change Guides from Wisconsin Counties (WI State Law Library)
- Name Change for
- Driver's License, ID card, or Certificate of Title (WI Dept. of Transportation)
Includes: Acceptable Documents for Proof of Name Change - Professional / Occupational Licenses
- Attorneys
- WI Dept. of Safety & Professional Services
For individuals licensed by DSPS, you may change your license name & address online.
- Social Security (U.S. Social Security Administration)
Fact sheet lists the documents you will need to provide for a name change. - Taxes (U.S. Internal Revenue Service)
- U.S. Passport (U.S. Dept. of State)
- Driver's License, ID card, or Certificate of Title (WI Dept. of Transportation)
- Gender Marker Updates
- Forms
- Trans Law Help Wisconsin
Legal clinics assisting individuals with name and gender corrections. - Name Change Project, Transgender Legal Defense & Education Fund
Pro bono legal name change services to low-income TGNCNB (transgender, gender non-conforming, non-binary) people. - Changing birth certificate sex designations (Lambda Legal)
50 state survey of laws. - Name and gender change laws in Wisconsin (Nat'l Center for Transgender Equality)
- "What is the legal standard for changing the sex marker on a birth record?" (Wisconsin Journal of Family Law, April 2021 v.38 no.2)
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The Law (Additional statutes, regulations & opinions may apply to your specific situation.)
- WI Statute s. 341.335 "Notice of change of address, name or vehicle color"
- WI Statutes: s. 786.36 - 786.37 "Changing Names, Court Procedure"
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County Resources
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Legal Assistance
- Name Change Project, Transgender Legal Defense & Education Fund
Pro bono legal name change services to low-income TGNCNB (transgender, gender non-conforming, non-binary) people. - Trans Law Help
Provides assistance to the transgender community by helping individuals obtain corrected identity documents (birth certificates, driver's licenses, passports, etc.) reflecting their authentic name and gender. - Transgender and Non-binary services
Includes name change workshops for transgender, nonbinary, and gender non-conforming individuals and assistance with filing forms at the Courthouse.
- Name Change Project, Transgender Legal Defense & Education Fund
Court Forms
- Confidential Name Change Procedure for an Adult or Minor 14 or Older (Dane Clerk of Court)
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Guides
- Instructions and forms for filing a petition for change of gender on birth certificate (Manitowoc Clerk of Court)
- Name Change (Milwaukee Justice Center (MJC))
- Name Change Procedure for Dane County ? Adults (Dane Clerk of Court)
- Name Change Procedure for Dane County ? Minors (Dane Clerk of Court)
- Serving documents to the other party (Milwaukee Milwaukee Justice Center)
Service of process information for divorce, name change, family court cases, and small claims
- Confidential Name Change Procedure for an Adult or Minor 14 or Older (Dane Clerk of Court)
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Library Resources
- Methods of Practice: Wisconsin Practice Series
- Nolo's Encyclopedia of Everyday Law
- Your Little Legal Companion