Wednesday, August 28, 6-8pm, this on-line event requires advance registration

Do you have questions about legally changing your or your child’s name and/or gender designation on an Ohio-issued birth certificate? Join us for a free legal clinic!

Through the partnership of TransOhio and Equitas Health, with support from local community groups, the Ohio Name Change Legal Clinic offers confidential virtual discussions with trained volunteer attorneys to help navigate the process! Come with all your questions and leave with the paperwork you need! Registration is required at least 48 hours in advance by emailing <legalclinics@equitashealth.com>. Your registration is not complete until you receive a confirmation email from a legal clinic coordinator, who will also provide information on how to join your scheduled session with the Ohio Name Change Legal Clinic.

Consultations will take place over Zoom (accounts are free to create) or by phone. Consultations are scheduled for half an hour (30 minutes) but may run longer or shorter. Please try to make yourself available for the entire two-hour period. For this special “birth certificate edition” clinic, participants will be sorted into break-out rooms by county and may receive information as a group. Certain situations may require a one-on-one private consultation.

This event is always free; however, there are costs associated with the legal process. Funding for filing fees and administrative costs are available for those who qualify through Ohio Name Change Microgrants, offered by TransOhio. If you need help paying for legal filing fees, please speak to the legal clinic coordinator or email <scholarships@transohio.org>. We may be able to help. Donations may be made at secure.actblue.com/donate/tolegalclinic.

If, at any point, you experience issues accessing the Ohio Name Change Legal Clinic, please email <legalclinics@equitashealth.com>; a legal clinic coordinator will reach out to find an accessible alternative.

RSVP for this event by e-mailing <legalclinics@equitashealth.com>.

Hosted by TransOhio and Equitas Health.