Change Marriage Certificate

You went from jane marie smith to jane smith johnson please make sure that your documents reflect a logical connection between names.

Change marriage certificate. Divorce documents or other court papers for a change of name issued in the us. It does not have records for marriage licenses purchased in new york city the boroughs of manhattan kings brooklyn queens bronx and richmond staten island. C 2019 the clerk of the city of new york. If you took your maiden name as your middle name and your spouses last name as your last name example.

You must obtain your license between date and date. Change date of birth. If however you didnt initially change your name and now you want to youll typically need to file a legal petition. Vital records has marriage records since 1880 for marriage licenses purchased in all of new york state except new york city.

Pick your wedding ceremony date and the dates below it will show when you should apply for your marriage license. Mail your passport name change application and any personal documents using a traceable delivery method. Most people who change their name when they marry change their name on their marriage license which makes the name change process much easier. New york offers a number of generous name change options.

If you have gone through the legal process of changing your name you may change your name on the marriage certificate through an aka also known as process in some states. A certified copy typically has a raised seal and indicates the copy has been certified by a government official such as a court clerk. If you changed your name at the time of your marriage you may use either the original marriage certificate or a certified copy as proof of the change. Your original marriage license will be returned to you.

Note on rare occasions documents have been lost either at the processing agency or during the mail delivery process. Decide to change your name on the certificate. A marriage certificate is the actual government and public record that proves a couple is legally married. Both applicants must currently be unmarried.

If your name was misspelled you may change it with an amendment. Its important to note that while you can unofficially adopt a new name in this state just by using it in the vast majority of circumstances a marriage certificate divorce decree or court order will be required to make it official such as in governmental academic or professional documents. When you change your name on your driver license permit or non driver id you must update your photo.