Introducing the state’s Second Mega Birth Certificate and Name Change Clinic where 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 6th, 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!

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, check, 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: 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