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NYC Civil Court Name Change Petition (Urban Justice Center, 2005)

  • Organization: Urban Justice Center
  • Document Type: Form (court)
  • Date Created: Tuesday, December 13, 2005
  • Submitted: Tuesday, December 13, 2005
  • Attachment(s): DOC

Sample petition for filing a name-change application in Civil Court of New York City, New York County.

Name-change may be required by the New York City Housing Authority, for people who have no first name (only "male" or "female") on their Birth Certificate

Legal Services attorneys recomend filing name-change applications in Manhattan, where the clerks are most helpful and knowlegable. This is especially true when filing on behalf of transgender clients.

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