- Since you are changing your name to match your gender identity, make sure to check box 6 on form NC-100.
If you're worried about safety, you may be able to keep your request confidential. Learn more
If you are changing your name and you're in the:
- State Witness Program, or
- Safe at Home address confidentiality program and are changing your name to avoid domestic violence, stalking, or human trafficking, or are a victim of sexual assault,
you can ask the court to keep your name change confidential. Talk to your Self-Help Center to find out options.
If you're worried about safety, there are people that can help you come up with a safety plan to keep you safe at home, work, school, other places that you go, and online. To learn more about creating a plan, go to the National Domestic Violence Hotline or call 1-800-799-SAFE.
You will need to pay a fee when you file the forms ($435 - $450).
If you can't afford the fee, fill out another form to ask for a fee waiver.You can download the forms or you can use an online program to fill them out.
Find out if you have any local forms to fill out
Some courts also have local forms you have to use. Contact your court clerk’s office, check your court’s website, or talk to your court's Self-Help Center to ask if they have any local forms you need to use. The Self-Help Center may also be able to review your forms before you file them.
Make a copy
Make a copy of all of your forms. When you file them, the court will keep the original and return the copy to you, stamped.
Change your name to match gender identity
What's next?
Once you’ve completed the forms, you’ll file them with the court clerk.
