Name Change Guide

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Documents

  • Social Security card
  • Driver’s license
  • Passport
  • W-4/Employer documents
  • Voter registration
  • Mortgage/rental lease
  • Legal deeds

Accounts

  • Bank accounts
  • Stock/brokerage/retirement accounts
  • Email accounts
  • Online profiles (Facebook, LinkedIn) and shopping accounts (Amazon, Gilt)
  • Student loans

Government

  • U.S. Postal Service
  •  Internal Revenue Service

Memberships

  • Gym
  • Library
  • Museum, symphony, other civic institutions
  • Alumni associations
  • Magazine subscriptions
  • Netflix

Service Providers

  • Dentist
  • Doctors
  •  Cable and utility companies

Remember To Have On-Hand

  •  An original marriage certificate (order a few extras from the get-go). Government offices and many banks require this.
  •  A copy of your birth certificate
  •  A photo ID with your maiden name
  •  If applicable, a divorce decree

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