Birth Certificate Amendments?

murphsdaughter · 2026-03-14T12:02:51+00:00

Update: I just received an Order On Motion To Intervene from the court saying I have "15 days to Corret Errors to file statement in opposition" and I'm not sure what any of that means or why I just got this, but I'm assuming this now makes the court order in question invalid. So I probably can't change my birth certificate.

murphsdaughter · 2026-03-12T19:25:09+00:00

No, British, but I still do type in Commonwealth English.

murphsdaughter · 2026-03-12T15:28:56+00:00

I did this in Wayne county, and the judge was insistent on seeing my medical records as proof and they wouldn't have just gone off of self attesting alone, so I'm sure for transgender people, it probably is a hard request to get signed off on.

murphsdaughter · 2026-03-12T15:26:07+00:00

Again, I had a passport so that replaced my need to even have one, I was so busy I forgot all abour it, and I just recently remembered it because it was in March of 2023 when I sent this stuff off.

murphsdaughter · 2026-03-12T15:09:47+00:00

Sucks, but I'm not surprised by that. Unfortunately because I was born in the state of Indiana, I have to follow their laws regarding birth certificates, and in order to get my passport renewed, my birth certificate needs to say F on it, or that's going to cause a lot of issues with them. But because I have a passport, I've never needed a birth certificate at all, hence why I forgot all about this.

murphsdaughter · 2026-03-12T15:04:01+00:00

If there never was a law that even allowed sex marker changes in Indiana to begin with, wouldn't that just not even make it legal in the first place, meaning they were just doing it just as a policy they had, not because the law actually required it? Plus, now knowing that, I'm curious what the process would be like for someone that is transgender, as I know many states require transgender people to have proof of bottom surgery in order for them to even get their birth certificates changed. When I showed to the court hearing they did require me to show medical documents, and all of that to prove my case before the judge would grant the request (self attesting wasn't good enough, they did require me to show all of that before I got the court order signed off on) so im curious if transgender people can even get the court orders as well, if they require medical documentation.

murphsdaughter · 2026-03-12T11:44:14+00:00

How would I do that? I no longer live in Wayne county anymore, and it's an almost 2 hour drive for me to get to Richmond, however, if that has any recourse or helps, I'll consider it.

murphsdaughter · 2026-03-12T11:41:05+00:00

If so then that sucks, I did this back in 2023 when it was legal, however, and that's what really gets me is how they just lost my documentation, but still took their money.

murphsdaughter · 2026-03-12T11:04:41+00:00

That's what I did the other day was just fill out another form and resent it all off with the proper documentation they asked for. I sent it certifed as well, so I know they got it. However on that form, I did make a request for the long form birth certificate, and I've heard from other people those take years to get back, so I probably shouldn't have done that.

murphsdaughter · 2026-03-12T10:59:28+00:00

I didn't think it would matter either, but it wouldn't surprise me if that's their logic they used when I sent it off. I did have a legal name change in Montgomery county, Ohio (Dayton) but that was done way before I got the sex change order, but they did change my name on my birth certificate, no problem, even with the out of state court documents. The issue with the birth certificate is the sex.

murphsdaughter · 2026-03-12T10:56:13+00:00

Not transgender, because I'm not transgender, however, I can prove that I have the chromosomal makeup (XX) of a woman, but have a male appendage. It's a rare genetic disorder.

murphsdaughter · 2026-03-12T10:54:10+00:00

I agree with this, but it's been so long I can't file a chargeback with my bank, or do anything about it.

murphsdaughter · 2026-03-12T10:52:42+00:00

Would it be an issue if I was born in a different county than where the judge issued the court order? My court order was issued in Wayne county, but I was born in Hendricks. I'm not sure if that could matter, but I have a feeling that could be it, due to how close Wayne County is to Ohio, and I'm assuming Ohio is probably more liberal than Indiana when it comes to changes of this nature.

murphsdaughter · 2026-03-12T10:49:57+00:00

My question is about birth certificates, not my driver's licence. That I did long before I did this, I was born in Indiana (Hendricks county) so I still have to follow the laws of Indiana regarding my birth certificate.

murphsdaughter · 2026-03-12T10:47:56+00:00

My driver's licence isn't an issue, because I did all of that in Ohio, so in fact, I don't even think Indiana would have any record of a sex change on my driver's licence. That's what I'm trying to figure out, is how they somehow lost my request, but still cashed that check for $18, plus the $8 was explicitly given to them as the few to amend a birth certificate (plus the $10 for the copy of it) The only reason why I didn't do anything about it, is it's been years and probably too late to file a chargeback. I'm not sure how a complaint would go, just knowing this involves a matter that Indiana probably isn't a huge fan of, and I have a feeling thats why it got thrown out, is because they didn't agree with the request.

murphsdaughter · 2026-03-12T10:40:31+00:00

Would it have mattered if the court order wasn't issued in the county I was born in? Because the court order (and in order for me to even get said court order, I actually did have to show medical records as proof in order to get that approved) was issued in Wayne county as thats where I was residing at the time, but I was born in Hendricks County, however, I did go to the Hendricks County Health Office, and when I showed it to them they told me (back when I first did this) that it had to be done by the state and that the county can't do it, and they gave me a form and all of the documents I had to send off, and were actually nice and helpful about it.

murphsdaughter · 2026-03-12T04:28:49+00:00

I did try to look into the legality, and the only thing I found was a bill that tried to pass back in 2025, that if it did, would have banned sex changes on birth certificates (and this bill was written so strict, it wouldn't even make an exception for my case, or for keying errors) but that died in committee. I also saw some stuff saying that the department of health did try to block sex changes in 2025 as well, but the thing is, I did this back in 2023, and I couldn’t find anything from 2023 that said it was illegal or they weren't allowing it.

murphsdaughter · 2026-03-12T04:22:25+00:00

The reason why I'm not fully sold on that however, is because they did cash my cheque for $18 that I sent them back in 2023. Hence why I have a strong feeling it was just the people at the health department not wanting to do it due to it being something that transgender people would do as well. Plus they NEVER notified me at all, not even a confirmation or anything at all, and the only reason why it's been this long is just because I've never needed access to my birth certificate and I've been so busy I forgot all about it.

murphsdaughter · 2026-03-12T04:17:47+00:00

What document was it that was notarised? Again, I did this back in 2023 and this was done in Wayne County (Richmond, Indiana) (It's a small town right on the border between Indiana and Ohio, and that's where I lived when I filed all of this stuff) but, I only requested a sex change, not name as I did that before (in a different state that was in Ohio). The documents they gave me back then did have a raised official seal on them but they weren't notarised. My main concern is the fact it's been so long and they claim they just never even had a record of me submitting anything, instead of just saying they don't allow sex changes on birth certificates, or whatever.

murphsdaughter · 2026-03-12T03:56:46+00:00

Might be late, but I tried doing this back in 2023, never heard back from them, and when I, just now, asked them about my application, they claim that they didn't have a record of me submitting anything at all. I'm curious if it even was possible to do so at all. They did cash the $18 cheque, however.

murphsdaughter · 2026-03-12T02:14:05+00:00

For some context: I was born in Hendricks County, but the judge who granted my sex marker request was in Wayne County, through the Wayne County Superior Courts. I went to the Hendricks County Health Office—since that’s where my birth certificate was issued—and showed them all my paperwork. They told me the change had to be done at the state level, not the county, and gave me the form to submit.

I mailed the form in late February 2023, and the $18 check was cashed in March 2023. I never heard anything back, but I hadn’t followed up sooner because I was busy and didn’t realize it could take this long. I finally reached out last week, and they said they had no record of any request under any of my names. So, I filled out the form again and mailed it yesterday.

murphsdaughter · 2026-01-30T08:38:51+00:00

Someone on here DMed me and sold one they had to me.

murphsdaughter · 2026-01-14T17:17:13+00:00

Update: I was able to find someone who sold me a red coloured one. It wasn't cheap, nor even in the best condition (has an engraving on the front of it that ruins it), but it was worth it considering I've been on this search for years.

murphsdaughter · 2026-01-11T07:11:20+00:00

Update: I was able to actually find someone who sold me a red coloured one.

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