Cuyahoga Mega Birth Certificate and Name Change Clinic!

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Name: Cuyahoga Mega Birth Certificate and Name Change Clinic!
Date: January 26, 2026
Time: 10:00 AM - 3:30 PM EST
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Event Description:

Cuyahoga Mega Birth Certificate and Name Change Clinic!
Attorneys will be available to answer your questions, notaries will be standing by to witness signatures, and a sitting magistrate will be able to process filings and issue orders on site!

When: Monday January, 26th, 10:00am until 3:30pm!

Where: Cuyahoga County Probate Court. Cuyahoga County Court House, 1 W Lakeside Ave, Cleveland, OH 44113

Trained volunteer attorneys will be available to help you complete forms and discuss your questions concerning legal name change, birth certificate correction, and more from
10:00am until 3:30pm!

Notaries will be available! Probate magistrates will also be able to process filings and issue orders on site!

Licensed professionals will be on hand to help with professional statement forms!

There are costs associated with filing fees:
$100 for name change and
$47 for birth certificate correction
Financial assistance will be available for those who need it. Applications will be taken on site.

What to bring:
Government-issued photo ID
Copy of birth certificate
Cash or money order for the filing fee(s)
For gender marker corrections, a licensed professional statement is needed. Bring this form completed in your current legal name, or day of licensed professionals will be on hand to help: 
http://bit.ly/3ZBOL4C

Who is eligible:
For name change:
Cuyahoga County resident for at least 60 days

For gender marker correction:
Proof that you were born in Cuyahoga, in some instances a long form birth certificate may be needed.

For Ohio birth certificate correction:
Cuyahoga County resident, OR born in Cuyahoga County

*Folks should bring proof of residency if their ID is new (issued within 59 days) or doesn’t list an address in Cuyahoga county

Location:
Cuyahoga County Probate Court
Cuyahoga County Court House,
1 W Lakeside Ave, Cleveland, OH 44113
Date/Time Information:
Monday January, 26th, 10:00am until 3:30pm
 
Contact Information:
Black Trans Men of Ohio
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