1. Steps to Change your Name and Gender for Seminole County Residents
Presented By:
Seminole County Association Legal Aid Society, Inc.
Prepared By:
Silvia McLain and Christian Triay

2. DISCLAIMER
This guide does not constitute legal advice and is intended merely to serve as a resource.
Please consult with your attorney for legal advice. Please be aware that the law may change and you should consult with your attorney for assistance.
Effective as of June 2017

3. What We Will Cover Today
How to legally change your name in Seminole County
Submit the Petition for Change of Name
Fingerprints
Hearing
How to change your name and gender marker on your:
Social Security Card
Passport
Florida Driver’s License
Florida Birth Certificate
Florida Voter’s Registration

4. Legal Name Change
In order to obtain a legal name change in Florida, an adult must:
Submit the Petition For Change Of Name in the county where you currently reside
Submit fingerprints at a local Sherriff’s Office
Request a hearing

5. Where to Find the Petition
Go to the website
In the search bar in the website you would enter “Petition to Change Name”
The first link will be the petition needed for the name change
Please make sure the form has (Adult) in the title

6. Steps After You Fill Out The Petition
File your petition in person at the civil courthouse for the county where you reside or you can file online through the State’s e-portal.
Pay the $400 filing fee
If you are indigent, you may fill out the “Application for Determination of Civil Indigent Status” form to allow the court to determine your status
If not, you must wait until you have the $400
Pick up the form “Important Information Concerning Filing A Petition For A Name Change” along with Form A.

7. Important Information Concerning Filing A Petition For a Name Change

8. E-Portal Creation Help
Please go to E-Portal Registration Video and follow along to create your user account.
The Florida’s E-Portal website is:

9. How to Obtain Fingerprints
Casselberry Police Department
Seminole County Sheriff’s Office
4195 US Highway South 17 & 92
100 Eslinger Way
Casselberry, FL 32707
Sanford, Florida 32773
(407) Ext. 1000
(407)
By Appointment (Tues 9-12, Thur 1-5)
Thur 9 a.m. – 4 p.m.
$5.00 city resident, $10.00 noncity
$5.35
Remember to bring your driver’s license or identification card
The Sheriff’s office will give you a control number and instructions to login to Federal Department of Law Enforcement (FDLE) website.
Follow the instructions listed in the “Civil Applicant Payment System”
The instructions will tell you to enter your control number and submit a payment of approximately $40
Once the payment is accepted, a CAPS authorization page will be displayed. This receipt should be printed as documentation of your payment. FDLE will send the results of the fingerprint scan to the Clerk of the Court in Seminole County.

10. FDLE Website FDLE Home page CAPS
CAPS

11. Procedure of Fingerprints
Please provide the information listed below and expect the fingerprint results to reassure any of the following:
Whether you have ever been ruled as bankrupted
Whether you have ever been arrested and charged with a crime
Registered as a sexual predator
Whether any money judgment has ever been entered against you
Whether there is a ulterior or illegal purpose for your name change
Whether your civil rights has ever been suspended and if so, have they been restored

12. Request A Hearing
After completing the fingerprints, you must call (407) to see if your fingerprints results have been received by the courthouse
Once you have confirmed the fingerprints results, you must file Form A

13. Form A

14. Attend Your Hearing Appear at your Hearing
The possible questions that the judge may ask you:
Whether everything on your petition is true and correct;
Your current name and the name you are changing to;
The spelling of your new name;
And the reason for seeking the name change.
You do not need to disclose your transgender status
Wear appropriate courtroom attire

15. Name Change Completion
If the judge grants your petition, he or she will sign the order.
The judge will inform you when the order will be ready.
The clerk can provide a certified copy of the signed order for a fee.

16. Seminole County Civil Courthouse
Address:
301 NORTH PARK AVE
Sanford, Florida 32771
(407)

17. How to Update Your Social Security Card
Why is this the next step? Because in order to update your drivers license or identification card, the name assigned to your social security number must exactly match the name that will appear on your drivers license or ID card.

18. Name Change on Your Social Security Card
Fill out the Social Security Administration Application for a Social Security Card
Provide proof of identity
Provide a copy of the signed court order for a legal name change
Submit at your local Social Security Office by either mail or in person

19. Gender Change on Your Social Security Card
Step 1: Gather documents proving your:
Identity: Either of the following
Florida Driver License
Florida non-driver identification card
U.S. Passport
Gender:
Court order directing legal recognition of change of gender or
Medical certification of appropriate clinical treatment for gender transition in the form of an original letter from a licensed physician
U.S. Citizenship: Either or
U.S. Birth Certificate

20. Gender Change on Your Social Security Card Cont.
Step 2:
Complete an Application for a Social Security Card
Step 3:
Take or mail your completed application and documents to your local Social security Office or your local Social Security Card Center.
Social Security Center
Address
Lake Mary Social Security Administration Office
101 Commerce St, Suite 200
Lake Mary, FL

21. Social Security Website
Website to Application

22. How to Update Your Name on Your Florida’s Drivers License
You will need the following documents:
Your Florida Driver License or ID card
Florida Birth Certificate or U.S. Passport
Court Order of your name change
Social Security Card
Proof of your Florida Residency (Need 2 documents)
Utility Bill
Bank Statement
School record or transcript
Florida Voter’s Card
$25 fee for change of Driver License

23. How to Update Your Gender on Your Florida’s Driver License
Must provide a Medical Certification including the following items:
Physicians full name
Medical license or certificate number
Issuing state or other jurisdiction of medical license/certificate
Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) registration number assigned to the physician
Address and telephone number of the physician
Language stating that he/she is attending physician for the customer and that he/she ahs a doctor/patient relationship with the customer
Language stating the customer is undergoing appropriate clinical treatment for gender transition to the new gender
Language stating, “I declare under penalty of perjury under the laws of the United States the forgoing is true and correct.”

24. Seminole County DMVs Location Address Phone Number Hours of Operation
Casselberry
104 Wilshire Blvd.
Casselberry, FL 32707
Mon-Fri
DL: 8:30am-4:00pm
MV: 8:30am-5:00pm
Lake Mary
845 Primera Blvd.
Lake Mary, FL 32746
Altamonte Springs*
(Will be relocating to another location)
995 N. State Road
434, Suite #505
Altamonte Springs, FL 32714

25. How to Update Your Florida Birth Certificate Name and Gender
After obtaining a legal name change by court order, the clerk of court will automatically send a report of the judgment to the Department of Health, Office of Vital Statistics.
Need to complete the following documents:
Application for Amended Birth Certificate (DH Form 429) {$20 Fee}
Affidavit of Amendment to Certificate of Live Birth (DH Form 430)
After completing those forms, you need mail the forms with a money order or check made payable to:
Office of Vital Statistics, P.O. Box 210, Jacksonville, Florida ATTN: Correction Unit

26. DH Form 429 and DH Form 430 DH Form 429 DH Form 430
corrections/_documents/DH_429_App_to_Amend_FL_Birth_Record_2013_enterable.pdf
DH Form 430
corrections/_documents/DH430Affidavit_Birth.pdf

27. How to Update Your U.S. Passport Gender and Name
Fill out the Form DS-11
Bring the following:
ID that resembles your current appearance
Passport photo that resembles your current appearance
A medical certification that indicates your are in the process of or have had appropriate clinical treatment for gender transition
Should meet the same criteria as listed in Florida Driver License
Court Order of the name change

28. Template of Medical Certification (Found on U.S. Passport website)

29. Seminole County U.S. Passport Locations
Casselberry Main Post Office
Clerk of the Court Records Center
Winter Springs Post Office
109 Live Oak Blvd.
1750 E Lake Mary Blvd.
1065 State Road 434, East
Casselberry, FL 32707
Sanford, FL 32773
Winter Springs, FL 32708
(407)

30. U.S. Passport Website Form DS-11

31. Update Your Florida Voter Registration Name and Gender Change
A few different ways to accomplish:
Florida Driver License Office will give you an application to complete and forward it to your local county elections office
Complete the Online Form and deliver the form by either mail or in person
Complete the form at the local county Supervisor of Election
Seminole County Supervisor of Elections
Address
The Honorable Michael Ertel
1500 East Airport Blvd.
Sanford FL 32773

32. Florida Voter Registration
Online Application

33. Thank You Seminole County Bar Association Legal Aid Society, Inc.
101 West Palmetto Avenue,
Longwood, Florida 32750 P: F: