Maryland Legal Name Change

You will need to attend a registry or service centre in person and provide your proof of identity documents, plus a Full Marriage Certificate. For NSW, generally we only accept Marriage Certificates issued by the NSW Registry of Births, Deaths and Marriages (BDM). Commemorative certificates are not acceptable.

Steps to Legally Change Your Name Petition to change your name by filling out a name change form, an order to show cause for legally changing your name, and a decree to legally change your name. Take these forms to the court clerk and file them along with your state's required filing fees.

Step 1 Fill-in Petition for Name Change. Step 2 Fill-in Name Change Notice Form. Step 3 Contact Local Circuit Court. Step 4 Gather Documents. Step 5 File Documents with the Circuit Court. Step 6 Pay Filing Fee.

1. You can name yourself anything, with a few exceptions. If you don't like your birth name, you can legally change it to whatever you want 2026 with a few exceptions.You also can't change your name to commit fraud, evade law enforcement, or avoid paying any debts you owe.

Social Security Administration. Department of Motor Vehicles. Passport Office. Post Office. IRS. Voter Registration. Banks and other financial institutions. Credit Card companies (or issuers)

To change your name after marriage, just start using your new name as soon as you are married. Use your new name consistently. Change your name on all important documents and identification papers, such as your Social Security Card and driver's license.

The passport office (see more details below) The DVLA (driving licence, vehicle registration) HM Revenue and Customs. Child Benefit. Local Authority (Council tax and electoral register) Land Registry. Student Loans. Your employer.

The fee for filing a name change in Maryland is $165 (see Fee Schedule) or, if the petitioner is represented by an attorney, $185.