General Resources to Get You Started:

TransLAW Maryland Name and Gender Change Guidance

Trans HealthCare Maryland’s Legal Resource Page

Trans Maryland’s Free Legal Name & Gender Change Assistance Intake Form

FreeState Justice Legal Help Request (Maryland)

National Center for Transgender Equality’s ID Documents Center for Name & Gender Change (all US states & territories)

Name Change:

Guide to Name Changes for Minors in Maryland

Maryland court forms for name change (scroll down to Name Change section):

• Petition for Change of Name (Adult) - use this form to ask the court to legally change the name of an adult

• Notice for Publication (Adult) - use this form in a change of name case, which requires publication of a request

• Petition for Change of Name (Minor) - use this form to ask the court to change the name of a minor

• Consent to Change of Name - use this form to get consent from a parent/guardian to a name change for a minor

Driver’s License/ID:

Change Gender Designation (to M, F, or X) on Maryland ID or Driver’s License

Birth Certificate:

FreeState Justice: Maryland Administrative Gender Change FAQ (birth certificates)

Application for Change in Sex Designation on Maryland Birth Certificate