How Do I Change My Name?

Once you've been married and made the decision to change names it's your responsibility to notify all necessary organisations of your new name.  This includes getting your identification documents reissued, updating your accounts and memberships.

There's 2 parts to changing names.  First, you'll need your marriage certificate from Births, Deaths and Marriages in the state where you wed.  This is the only 'proof' required of your new name, providing you take one of the married name options listed here. Taking your husband's name after marriage is not a legal name change, you are simply assuming his name and your maiden name is always able to be used at any time.

Once you have your certificate you'll need to contact every organisation where you hold ID, an account or membership and ask what procedure you should follow.  You may be asked to send a letter, fax, return a special form, send an email or visit a branch in person.  Organisations will also have different requirements on viewing your marriage certificate, with some requiring a certified copy and others accepting a photocopy.

If you haven't got the time or patience to make a list and call around then an Easy Name Change kit is a perfect solution.  We've already got the name change procedures and requirements for over 300 Australian organisations in our database.  We'll create ready to send name change notifications in your name that also list what supporting documents to send.

The first step is to get your marriage certificate, and there's a few organisations you'll need to visit in person, so to help get you started we've outlined the key steps in changing names.

• Apply for your Marriage Certificate from BDM

• Visit road authorities, Medicare and some larger banks in person to update your details

• Buy an Easy Name Change kit and have all your change of name notifications automatically created for you, ready to sign and send!  Otherwise set aside around 6-8 hours to make lists, get busy on the phone and write letters.

• Organisations will update the name on your records within a week of receiving your name change requests.

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Easy Name Change™ provides you a personalised and complete letter or fax for every company you need to notify of your new name. Our customers save around 6 hours as they don't need to do any research or letter writing. You don't even need to address an envelope!

Whether you are changing your name from marriage, divorce, separation or legally, Easy Name Change provides complete name change kits to suit any budget. Click here to start building your personalised name change kit.

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