She's already had a name-changing ceremony with friends, but now it's official: Caitlyn Jenner can legally be declared a woman. A judge approved Caitlyn's request for a name and genderchange in the Los Angeles County Superior Court on Friday, September 25.
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According to court documents obtained by PEOPLE, Jenner formallyrequested to be called "Caitlyn Marie Jenner" instead of"William Bruce Jenner." The filing also stated that Caitlyn requestedthat information including her medical history be sealed. Caitlyn, 65, was not present at the hearing on Friday, according to TMZ.
The former Olympian transitioned from male to female earlierthis year, undergoing facial feminization surgery and getting breast implantsand adopting the name Caitlyn. She made the announcement about her change in anhonest and emotional interview with Diane Sawyer in April and then debuted hernew look and name on the cover of Vanity Fair in July. Her new life was also chronicled in the E! docuseries I AmCait.
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Kendall Jenner discussed her father's transition in an interview with WWD last week, admitting that "it's an adjustment," but Caitlyn is the same person. "Mydad is my dad, but he's not there physically anymore," the 19-year-oldmodel said. "She lets me call her Dad – that's the last little piece ofdad I've got."
One person who might not be ready to call Caitlyn by her newlegal name is her ex, Kris Jenner. The Keeping Up With the Kardashians star revealedthat she refers to her former husband of more than 20 years by her last name — Jenner. "I just thought she would be alittle bit different," Kris said of getting to know her ex-husband's newidentity. "Bruce had a distinct personality and, you know, had definitecharacteristics. And Caitlyn has some different ones, I feel."