A judicial declaration of gender identity is requested by filing a petition using Form CC-DR-120 (Adult With/Without a Name Change) or Form CC-DR-121 (Minor With/Without a Name Change); parents, guardians, and custodians consent or object with Form CC-DR-123, minors at least 10 years old use Form CC-DR-124, and a new marriage record reflecting updated information is requested with Form CC-FM-072

Published forms for judicial declarations of gender identity: Petition for Judicial Declaration of Gender Identity of an Adult With/Without a Name Change (CC-DR-120) and Petition for Judicial Declaration of Gender Identity of a Minor With/Without a Name Change (CC-DR-121); Parent's/Guardian's/Custodian's Consent/Objection to Judicial Declaration of Gender Identity of a Minor With/Without a Name Change (CC-DR-123); minors who are at least 10 years old can use Minor's Consent/Objection to Judicial Declaration of Gender Identity With/Without a Name Change (CC-DR-124); a Request for New Marriage Record (CC-FM-072) is filed in the circuit court of the county that issued the record.

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Circuit Court

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civil

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Filing procedure

To ask the court for a judicial declaration for gender identity, you need to file a petition. You can use the Petition for Judicial Declaration of Gender Identity of an Adult With/Without a Name Change (CC-DR-120) or Petition for Judicial Declaration of Gender Identity of a Minor With/Without a Name Change (CC-DR-121) . Attach any documentation that supports your request. Sign the petition with your current legal name. If you are asking for a judicial declaration for a minor, attach any consent. Parent, guardians, and custodians can use Parent's/Guardian's/Custodian's Consent/Objection to Judicial Declaration of Gender Identity of a Minor With/Without a Name Change (CC-DR-123) . Minors who are at least 10 years old, can use Minor's Consent/Objection to Judicial Declaration of Gender Identity With/Without a Name Change (CC-DR-124) . The court granted a declaration of gender identity. Now what? If the court does not mail you a certified copy of the order, ask the clerk's office for copies. You can use the order to change your or your minor child's gender (and name, if applicable) in multiple places: on a driver's license, a birth certificate, with the Social Security Administration, banks, creditors, and other institutions. If you were married in Maryland, you can request a new marriage record that reflects your updated information by filing a Request for New Marriage Record (CC-FM-072) in the circuit court of the county that issued the record. (as published)

Non-public and automatic suppression (automatic suppression under expungement law, HB 1336, HB 837, stet after 3 years, as published)

Judicial declarations of gender identity cases are confidential. You do not need to do anything to prevent the public from seeing records in your case. (as published)

Source

Maryland Courts: Judicial Declarations of Gender Identity (circuit court only, $165 filing fee, Forms CC-DR-120/121/123/124, CC-FM-072, 30-day objection deadline with no answer treated as consent, 15-day response, case records confidential)(retrieved 2026-10-17)

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