the process continues
Hee. So I finally got my first check from American Greetings. Yay, money! Unfortunately it's made out to Margaret, rather than Paul: I haven't done the name change stuff yet.
Time to deal with that.
This [pdf] says it costs $165. Plus hidden fees like publishing in a local paper, I'm sure. Money is part of why I never dealt with it before; it's something like $300 in California last I checked.
The proper courthouse is this one, and I'll have to do a lot of it in person, looks like.
This [pdf] is the form, and these are the rules for printing it out myself. I'll need a certified copy of my birth certificate, too. Whee. Wow, I can either have it in 4-6 weeks, or in 5-7 business days for more than twice the shipping! I think I'm gonna need to call AG and get them to cut me another check for Paul, with that kinda delay involved. It'd be less if I was still in LA and able to get it in person. Maybe I can get my mom to pick it up for me... (That Vitalchek place is one the official LA sites link to. Do I smell kickback? Yeesh.)
I'll want to get a new ID [pdf] and change my name with Social Security [pdf], too, of course. It'll be nice to lose the overly-tanned and strung-out-looking picture on my current CA ID card...
Most of these links are courtesy of tsroadmap.com and I want to double-check them before acting on them. TSRoadmap is one of the better trans info sites I've found; if you're contemplating a transition, or amidst one, it probably belongs in your bookmarks.
trying to parse these forms makes my head hurt. i think i'm going to go draw some porn now. if anyone reading this knows a t-friendly lawyer type in the Boston area who can help this happen smoothly, feel free to point me to them.
Time to deal with that.
This [pdf] says it costs $165. Plus hidden fees like publishing in a local paper, I'm sure. Money is part of why I never dealt with it before; it's something like $300 in California last I checked.
The proper courthouse is this one, and I'll have to do a lot of it in person, looks like.
This [pdf] is the form, and these are the rules for printing it out myself. I'll need a certified copy of my birth certificate, too. Whee. Wow, I can either have it in 4-6 weeks, or in 5-7 business days for more than twice the shipping! I think I'm gonna need to call AG and get them to cut me another check for Paul, with that kinda delay involved. It'd be less if I was still in LA and able to get it in person. Maybe I can get my mom to pick it up for me... (That Vitalchek place is one the official LA sites link to. Do I smell kickback? Yeesh.)
I'll want to get a new ID [pdf] and change my name with Social Security [pdf], too, of course. It'll be nice to lose the overly-tanned and strung-out-looking picture on my current CA ID card...
Most of these links are courtesy of tsroadmap.com and I want to double-check them before acting on them. TSRoadmap is one of the better trans info sites I've found; if you're contemplating a transition, or amidst one, it probably belongs in your bookmarks.
trying to parse these forms makes my head hurt. i think i'm going to go draw some porn now. if anyone reading this knows a t-friendly lawyer type in the Boston area who can help this happen smoothly, feel free to point me to them.