Oklahoma Respondents Response to Claimants Form-A Application for Change of Physician

Use your marriage certificate, divorce decree, or court order to update your official documents and identification. Contact your local Social Security office first, as most states will verify a name change through their database. Then change the name on your Oklahoma driver license within ten days.

As of 2019, the court filing fee is $144.14, plus $30 for a separate publication notice fee, for a total of $174.14. After filing the necessary paperwork with the Court Clerk, the process usually takes about 2-3 weeks before the name change is final.

You must be a resident of Oklahoma. File a petition with the court that includes the necessary documents. Request a court hearing with a judge. Notify a newspaper to publish the notice of your name change and submit this to the court. Change your name on all official records.

The Social Security Administration has its own form which you can get for free. The good folks at SSI will also let the IRS know about the name change, so you're good to go. When you go to the DMV, you'll just need to bring the certified copy of the marriage certificate and you'll be done.

The process to legally change your name is the same whether you want to change your first or last name. Although the steps vary by state, almost every state requires you to file a petition with the county court where you live, seeking the court's permission for your proposed change.

In most states, you have to pay a fee (usually $150 to $200) to file your name change petition in court. It also costs a small amount of money to get forms notarized. And if you're getting married, you may want to pay for additional certified copies of your marriage certificate to use as proof of your new last name.