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| Information and advice about officially changing your legal name by Deed Poll |
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About Deed Polls Applying for a Deed Poll Services for previous clients General name change information UK Deed Poll Service |
General name change information Advice for transsexuals If you are at the stage where you are ready to permanently live in your acquired gender, you will want to change your name. We provide a confidential service for transsexuals who wish to change their name by Deed Poll. Your Deed Poll document will enable you to get all your official documents and records changed to your new name including your passport, driving licence, bank account and medical records etc. Furthermore, we can also change your title when we change your name. For example, if you are a male-to-female transsexual, it is perfectly legal for you to change your title to Miss, Ms or Mrs when you change your name. The Deed Poll process is the preferred choice for transsexuals who wish to change their legal name and title. Unlike a Statutory Declaration, which needs to be sworn before a Commission for Oaths or Justice of the Peace, the Deed Poll document we post to you simply needs to signed in the presence of an independent witness such as a friend. This can be done in the privacy of your home, which most people prefer to having to make an appointment and visit a firm of solicitors to have a Statutory Declaration sworn. It is important to bear in mind that changing your name and title does not change your gender. This can only be achieved by obtaining a Gender Recognition Certificate from the Gender Recognition Panel (opens new window). However, as you are probably aware, changing your name and title is part of the required process of demonstrating to the Gender Recognition Panel that you are permanently living in your acquired gender. Similarly, changing your title does not change your marital status. If you are a single male and you change your title to Mrs, your marital status remains as single. When you are ready to change your name and title, please click on the How to apply link below to read a summary of the Deed Poll process and the ways you can apply to us for your Deed Poll. Last updated: 11 September 2011
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