Will there be any legalities if I marry my fiance now rather than wait for my amended birth certificate?
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Will there be any legalities if I marry my fiance now rather than wait for my amended birth certificate?
I am a transgender woman who has my name legally changed also my gender marker changed on my drivers license, social security, passport and in the process for birth certificate. I was told that as long as social security has my gender marker down as female I am ok to marry but I keep hearing so much about the birth certificate needing to be changed as well. If I marry my fiance now before my birth certificate is amended will there be any problems in the future?
Asked on July 5, 2012 under Family Law, Illinois
Answers:
M.T.G., Member, New York Bar / FreeAdvice Contributing Attorney
Answered 11 years ago | Contributor
So legally you are still considered to be male as your birth certificate states. I might think that you need to wait for re-issuance just to make sure that there are no problems down the road. Illinois does ntore cognize same sex mariafges only civil unions and at this point in time legally it would be a civil union. Good luck.
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