Is it right to change your name?

It’s perfectly legal unless it is for fraudulent or deceptive purposes. Here are some of the most popular reasons people decide to change their names.

What to change when you change your name?

1. Get your marriage certificate.
2. Get a new Social Security card.
3. Get a new driver’s license or state ID card.
4. Update your vehicle title and registration information.
5. Update your Passport.
6. Update your voter registration information.
7. Update your name with the United States Postal Service (USPS)

What to do when you change your name?

How to Change Your Name in 10 Steps

1. Update Your Social Security Card.
2. Get a New Driver’s License.
3. Get a New Passport and Travel Documents.
4. Change the Name on Your Bank Accounts.
5. Change the Name on Your Credit Cards.
6. Provide Your New Name and Banking Information to Your Employer.
7. Update Insurance Information.

Is changing your name difficult?

Although it may be seem daunting to show up at court or fill out legal paperwork, you don’t need to hire a lawyer to change your name. Filling out a Petition for Name Change can be fairly straightforward. But if you do feel overwhelmed by navigating the name change process yourself, consider outside help.

What is important about your name?

Our names are an incredibly important part of our identity. They carry deep personal, cultural, familial, and historical connections. They also give us a sense of who we are, the communities in which we belong, and our place in the world.

What happens when you change your name?

But you will wait in long lines at government offices, you will pay money, you will make a dozen phone calls to credit card and insurance companies, you will mess up checks because you signed your old name, you will introduce yourself incorrectly multiple times. You may curse your decision to change your name (more than once, in my case).

Is it normal to cry when you change your name?

You may wonder “Who am I?” If only one of you is changing your name, you might cry about how it’s so unfair that you have to do all of this and your partner doesn’t. All of this is normal, and you’re not alone.

Does it feel natural to change your name after marriage?

Seriously, it does. The more you say and write your new name, the more natural it becomes. If you’re having trouble, remember why you chose to change your name in the first place. Remember all of the love and happiness of your wedding day, and remind yourself that this experience is, in a way, a form of expression for those emotions.

Is it a good idea to change your name to Smith?

Maybe it seemed like a good idea at the time, but as time went on, it became clear that becoming a Smith when they’d spent their whole lives as a Jones was not the way to go. The thing is that there’s no way of truly knowing how you’ll feel about changing your name until you do it.