Appellate Practice
Apr. 14, 2009
Court Eases Gender Record Change
A requirement that out-of-state transgender residents file a petition in the county they reside in to change the gender on their California birth certificates is unconstitutional, a state appellate panel ruled Friday.
Daily Journal Staff Writer SAN FRANCISCO - A requirement that out-of-state transgender residents file a petition in the county they reside in to change the gender on their California birth certificates is unconstitutional, a state appellate panel ruled Friday. The opinion by the 1st District Court of Appeal paved the way for out-of-state residents, including those living in states that don't allow gender changes on birth certificate...
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