How to file forms with the court
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Take your forms to the court clerk
File the forms in any superior court in California. If you live in California, it can be the court in the county where you or your child live but doesn't have to be. Find a court where civil cases are filed.
At the courthouse, file the forms you filled out by giving the original and the copies to the clerk.
The clerk will stamp the forms, keep the original and return the copies to you.
The Order to Show Cause—Recognition of Minor’s Change of Gender and Issuance of New Birth Certificate (form NC-520) is the form that orders anyone who does not agree to your request to file an objection within 6 weeks of the date the clerk stamped on the form. The objection has to be for good cause, which means that there has to be a valid legal reason to disagree with your request.
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Pay a filing fee
You’ll need to pay a fee of $435-$450 to the clerk when you file your forms.
If you can’t afford the fee, you can ask the clerk for a fee waiver. You may qualify for a fee waiver if:
- You receive public benefits
- Your income is less than a set amount
- You can’t afford the fee and meet your basic needs
Child's gender change recognition
What's next?
Once you’ve filed your forms, you must let the other parent know by having a copy of the forms delivered to them (serve the other parent).