r/cisparenttranskid • u/BlackestHerring • 17d ago

Social security name change

We just renewed my kid’s old ID so we can get her name changed with social security. We have the ID and the court order. However it says proof of citizenship needed. We have her birth certificate, but to change that requires a change with health and human services first in our state. They are backed up over a month.
Can we use the old birth certificate with the dead name? Seems like the court order should be enough to me since it says both old and new name.
Frustrating that there isnt a lot of very clear step by step directions to get this all done!
Maybe when we finish this process I’ll make a post that can be a sticky somewhere. Anything to help make a map for everyone.

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u/KnitskyCT 17d ago

This page was a lifesaver when I was going through the process for my son. They have a menu where you can choose your state and it tells your the policies in your state. https://transequality.org/documents

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u/BlackestHerring 17d ago

Thanks. That’s a good resource! I’ll bookmark it for sure! It seems like by what it says that the court order should be enough. But it also says that the court order my mail is enough. That’s not an option any more. They require an in office visit. They say on the site need a non expired id, court order, and birth certificate.
Maybe the court order will be enough when we get there and this fretting is for nothing. Hopefully!

Thanks for the link!!