How do I change my name after marriage?

Get certified copies of your marriage certificate, then update Social Security first, your driver's license second, and your U.S. passport third. MyNewNameGuide gives you the exact offices, fees, and forms for your specific county.

How much does it cost to change your name?

Updating Social Security is free. You'll pay small fees for certified copies, a driver's license reissue (usually $12–$20), and passport updates if needed. Your MyNewNameGuide county guide lists your exact local fees, and the guide itself is $24.99.

Do I need a lawyer to change my name?

For a marriage or divorce name change, no — you simply follow the agency steps. For a court-order name change you file a petition with the court; the MyNewNameGuide court-order guide walks you through the petition, hearing, and filing for your county.

How long does a name change take?

Most marriage and divorce name changes take a few weeks once you have certified copies, depending on agency processing times. A court-order name change takes longer because of the petition and hearing. Your guide lists the order to follow so you don't backtrack.

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This is a real guide. Harris County, marriage.

Not a mock-up — these are actual pages from a guide our system built. Every address, fee and link on them is real and verified.

A page from the guide showing the Harris County Clerk address, hours and certified-copy fee — Your county clerk — the real address, the real hours, the real certified-copy fee, and links that open the map and the office’s own site.

A page from the guide showing the local Social Security office and what to bring — Every office you’ll visit, with what to bring to each one — so you don’t get turned away at the counter.

The fillable progress tracker page from the guide — A fillable progress tracker — tick each box as you go and the PDF saves your place.

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✓Clickable links — no Googling
✓Fillable progress tracker

❌ Generic kits

✗More money, less help
✗One PDF for everyone
✗"Find your clerk"
✗"Fees vary"
✗Same for every situation
✗You do the research
✗Print-once PDF
✗Plain text — you Google it

Who’s behind this

Hi — I’m the owner, and I build these guides myself. I started MyNewNameGuide after watching how much time people waste bouncing between county websites that don’t agree with each other, phone numbers that ring out, and generic $50 “name change kits” that just tell you to look up your own clerk.

Every county in our library is researched against official sources — the actual clerk’s office, the actual fee schedule — and re-checked when things change. If you ever find something wrong in your guide, email me and I’ll fix it and refund you the same day.

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Exact steps for your county, emailed to you — usually within minutes.

Every situation

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MarriageCertificate → SSA → DMV, in order

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DivorceDecree + name restoration

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Court OrderPetition, hearing & filing

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Gender AffirmingName + ID marker updates

Your county. Your reason.
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