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thereisnoindicationofallpersonswhichshouldmandatorilytaketheroleof
defendants,thecasemaybedismissedforformalreasons.29
Ashortmentionaboutfiscalrequirementsshouldalsobemadehere.Asit
hasbeensaidearlier,awritforrecognitionofthesexidentityisperceivedas
aninstrumentofprotectingthepersonalgoods.Thistypeofactionfallswithin
competenceofthedistrictcourt.Insuchcases,inordertostarttheproceedings,an
initialfeeofPLN600mustbepaid.30Additionally,inthecourseoftheprocessthe
plaintifwillnormallybechargedwiththecostsofmedicalopinions.Still,upona
properlyjustifiedrequest,thepersonwhoisnotinapositiontopaytheexpected
costsmaybegrantedexemption(fullorpartial)fromcourtfeesandexpenses.
5.5.2.Itismoredimculttoidentifythesubstantiveconditionsofasuccessful
courtactionconcerningthechangeofsex.Asitwillbeindicatedbelow,the
necessaryprerequisitesarenotclearlydetermined.Interestingly,theremightalso
appearsomelocalvariations(incertainappellatecircuits)withregardtoparticular
conditions.
Themostvitalanduniversallyrecognizedconditionseemstobethetotal,
permanentandirreversibleadherencetothegivensex(oppositetothelegal
sexoriginallyshowninthebirthact).Thismeansthattheprotectionofsexidentity
isdependentonproperfindingwhatthatidentityreallyis.Itisalsosignificant
thatinitialreferencesincaselawtothepersonal4senseofsexidentity’are
nowadaysreplacedbymentionsofsexidentityassuch.Thislinguisticrefinement
isperceivedasanindicationthatthecourt’sassessmentmustbeobjective31and
itshouldnotbelimitedtotheplaintifs’declarationsbasedontheirsubjective
experienceonly.Additionally,thecourtshouldbepersuadedthattheinterested
transpersonsarepreparedtorealizethenew(reassigned)sexualroleuntiltheend
oftheirdays.Inordertoexaminealltheseelements,medicalexpertsarecalled
upontogiveopinionsconcerningtheplaintif’ssexidentity.Theseopinionsare
usuallydecisiveforthejudgment.
Onecanalsodistinguishanother,supplementaryconditionforasuccessful
change-of-sexcase.Theanalysisofcaselawdemonstratesthatitisgenerally
expectedthattheplaintif’soutlookshouldbetypicalofpersonsbelongingto
thesexwhich-allegedly-istherealsexoftheindividualinquestion.This
doesnotmeanthatafullsurgicaladaptationisnecessary(somelegalandethical
problemsconcerningsuchsurgerieswillbeexplainedinsection7below).What
isusuallyneededisatleasthormonaltreatmentthatwouldhelpacquirethelook
29Seee.g.thejudgmentoftheDistrictCourtinSieradzofFebruary2,2017,IC50/16.
30Thisisafixedfeeapplicableincasesfortheprotectionofpersonalgoods.Thefeeseems
moderate.Forcomparison-in2017theminimummonthlysalaryinPoland(forafulltimejob)has
beenPLN2000gross(aboutPLN1500net).
31SeeJ.Ostojska,op.cit.,pp.130,172-173.