Name and Gender Change Workshop at Berkeley Law

New year, new workshops! Check out our upcoming workshop dates for the year. If you’re interested in scheduling an appointment, send us an email!

We will be hosting free remote workshops this fall on September 29, October 20, and November 19.

If you are interested in signing up, please email us at [email protected] to schedule an appointment!

We’ll be having 2 remote summer workshops on June 30 & July 28.

If you’re interested in signing up, please email [email protected] or call and leave us a voicemail. Please note that our email and phone number will not be checked until sometime in June if you reach out. We appreciate everyone’s patience!

Learn about the process for submitting a fee waiver for the court filing fees associated with filing a name and gender change court order in California. Prepared by the Name and Gender Change Workshop, a student pro bono project hosted at East Bay Community Law Center.

You can reach NGCW to request information on our workshops (usually held monthly in Oakland or Berkeley) at 510-560-4213 or [email protected]

Other links:
How-to video for changing name and gender markers in California: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UAjXaNckaIE&ab_channel=NameandGenderChangeWorkshop
California Fee Waiver Form:https://www.courts.ca.gov/documents/fw001.pdf
Form FW-003:https://www.courts.ca.gov/documents/fw003.pdf
Form FW-003 instructions:https://www.courts.ca.gov/documents/fw003instruct.pdf
Tool for finding out which court you should be filing with: https://www.courts.ca.gov/find-my-court.htm
List of fees for different types of court filings in California:https://www.courts.ca.gov/documents/filingfees.pdf

How To: Fee Waiver Request for California Court-Ordered Name and Gender Change Learn about the process for submitting a fee waiver for the court filing fees associated with filing a name and gender change court order in California. Prep...

**Update: due to our workshop capacity, we won't be having our Jan. 28 workshop, but our other 3 dates are still open. Thank you for understanding!**

We have new dates for our 3 Spring 2021 workshops, which are going to be held on February 18, March 18, and April 15. They’re taking place between 5:30pm - 8pm PST over the phone. Please email [email protected] or leave a voicemail at 510-560-4213 to make an appointment at one of our workshops!

December 14, 2020

Free assistance with legal name and gender marker updates for TGI people in California.

The clinic will be conducted remotely.

E-mail [email protected] or leave a message at ‪(415) 439-0397‬ to sign up for a slot**

**The number of clinic appointments are limited.

We've updated the date of our third workshop - it's now on November 18, our final workshop of 2020! Reach out to us if you have any questions!
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El final taller de 2020 es el 18 de Noviembre! Si busca más información, háblenos por favor!

We have changed our third workshop date to November 18, starting at 5:30pm PST!

UPDATE: We're already at full capacity for our Sept. 30 workshop!

If you're interested in signing up for our Oct. 21 or Nov. 4 workshops, please reach out to [email protected] or leave a voicemail at 510-560-4213.

We have 3 upcoming Name and Gender Change Workshops happening in the Fall, on September 30, October 21, and November 4 at 5:30pm. All of them are taking place remotely over the phone.

Please email [email protected] or call and leave a voicemail at (510) 560-4213 for more information on how you can attend.