
How To Change My Name When I Get Married
By: Kelly York

How to Change My Name When I Get Married
You can ask at the clerk's office at the courthouse, "How to change my name when I get married?" and they will likely tell you that it is an automatic process. When you register your marriage license, the form will have a question about whether or not you want to change your name. If you check the box for yes, your last name will change to your husband’s last name as soon as your license is registered with the state. You cannot make changes to your first or middle names in addition to that. This will only change your last name.Changing Your Name with the Federal Government
How to change my name when I get married with the US Federal government? This involves a trip to the Social Security Administration building. They will ask to see your photo ID and your original marriage license. Tell them that you just got married and want to change your name on your social security card. They will give you the form to fill out and they will take care of it right then.
How to Change My Name with the State
"How to change my name when I get married for state IDs?"can be asked at the local driver’s license office for your neighborhood. Ask them what you need to bring in to change your name on your car title and your driver’s license. They will likely have a long list of documents you will need to bring in to prove who you are. For some states this is an easy procedure and for some states it is quite a battle. Do make sure that you already have your Federal government name change made before changing your name with the state, because you are going to need your driver’s license to prove who you are to the federal government. Once the department of motor vehicles changes your name on your driver’s license, you might not have any photo ID to prove what your name used to be.