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Chaz Bono was snapped leaving a courthouse in Santa Monica after successfully changing his name and gender this morning, and Cher's son appeared jubilant as photogs snapped his picture.

Kristina Wertz, legal director for the Transgender Law Center which represented Bono told reporters, "Chaz couldn't be happier. This is an important step in his transition and will allow him to change a variety of his identity documents to show who he truly is."