How to change Names after Marriage

It’s relatively simple to change names after marriage.  There’s three steps to the process; first decide what your new name will be, secondly obtain your marriage certificate, finally, use an Easy Name Change kit to notify organisations so they can update your records into your new name.

Decide what your new name will be

Once you are married there are a number of options for your new name, however 85% of brides will drop their maiden name altogether and only use their husband’s surname.  If you take any of the bridal name options, you only need your marriage certificate as evidence of your new name.  Your husband’s name is known as an assumed name, meaning you are free to be known by either your birth name or your married name. Once you have been married and decide you want to be known by your married name, you can simply start using it.  There is no special registration involved or paperwork to be filled out. 

Get your marriage certificate

Marriage certificates are issued in the county where your wedding took place.  It may take 2 weeks for your certificate to be available.  There is usually a nominal fee to get your certificate, and the fee is set by each county.  It’s a good idea to get 2-3 copies from the registrar’s office as some organisations will want to see an original document.  This way you can send out all your name change notifications at once rather than waiting for it to be returned which can drag out the process.

Get your records updated

There’s only 2 ways to get your records updated after marriage.  You can either do it yourself or you can have a name change notification service like Easy Name Change take care of all the research, paperwork and notifications for you.

For years, the only option was to have a bit of patience and a whole lot of time and manage the notification process yourself.  This involves making a checklist with all your organisations and calling or Googling every one and asking what to do.  You may need to send a letter, and you may be asked to include your marriage certificate (sometimes the original, sometimes a photocopy), or some organisations may accept updated photo ID.  If you do it yourself set aside half a day to ring around and a few hours to write and send letters.

Easy Name Change is a better way to manage the process.  You simply log into our site and nominate all the organisations you need to notify (we have several hundred listings!) You provide your old and new names and contact details and we create personalised letters and faxes ready to send.  Each name change notification lists the documents that organisation needs to see to update your record.  We also explain where you need to send your original certificate, or if a photocopy will do. If that company has a special name change form, we also include it.  Simply sign your old name, your new name, add any listed documents and send!

Personalised Easy Name Change kits come with a 100% money back guarantee, so if there’s anything about it you don’t like we’ll gladly refund your money, so what do you have to lose?  Save yourself hours of mind numbing research – sign up now.

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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!

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