You can download paperwork for legal name and gender changes in Tulsa County below. This template should be applicable anywhere in the state of Oklahoma.
The Oklahoma Equality Center provides a scholarship program for name and gender marker changes. Freedom Oklahoma offers courses for legal name changes and also has scholarships for those who can’t afford the fee.
Legal Paperwork
* Things to consider while filling out your paperwork
If you are making a gender change and were born in a state other than Oklahoma, please check the birth certificate requirements of your state to ensure you have the proper wording. The National Center for Transgender Equality publishes state-by-state documentation guides that may help.
Pauper Affidavits for Financial Assistance
Tulsa County: You are still required to pay for the ad in the paper, which is $36.00 in Tulsa County. You must file the affidavit first and get a judge’s approval before filing paperwork. Only the original pink copy provided by the Tulsa Court Clerk must be used. You can pick it up on the second floor in the county courthouse.
Step-by-Step Guides
Plain-language walkthroughs from our blog. They are general information, not legal advice, so confirm fees and forms with your county court clerk before you file.
- Filing a Name Change in Tulsa County: A Step-by-Step Walkthrough: the pink pauper form, the newspaper ad and hearing day in Tulsa County.
- Name Change in Oklahoma County: Step-by-Step: the same process for Oklahoma County District Court, from the verified petition to certified copies.
- Oklahoma Name Change Cost: Fees & Waivers: court fees, the newspaper notice, the pauper's affidavit and follow-up ID costs.
- Social Security Update After a Name Change: what to bring to SSA after your order is signed, plus REAL ID and passport notes.