Frequently Asked Questions: “How do I change my last name after I get married in Connecticut.”

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1. The first place that you contact must be the Social Security Administration.

You may want to change your address when you change your name.

This Social Security Administration Page can help you get started.

Or you can go to your local Social Security Office.

• You must bring with you a Certified Copy of your Marriage License. Not a photocopy of your Certified Copy!
• You must also bring identification with a photograph such as a driver's license or a passport. It must be the original document, not a photocopy.
• If you have a “Green Card” you must also bring with you.
2. The next place to contact is the Department of Motor Vehicles.
• To go to the Department of Motor Vehicles in person you must make an appointment.
• You may want to change your address at the same time you change your name.
• You must bring with you your existing / old Driver's License plus your new Social Security Card.
• Be prepared to have your picture taken. The DMV will not use an old photo.
• You will be issued a new Driver's License with your existing / old Driver's License number.
• Your new Driver's License will probably be sent in the mail, not be given to you immediately.

The rest of this Page should help you with lists of places to change your name!

Other places to change your name (and address, if you move or have moved.)

• Passport – State Department
• Employer
• Work identification (e.g., badge, door / desk nameplate)
• Emergency contact information
• Healthcare (if your healthcare insurance is through your employer)
• Business cards
• Insurance
• Healthcare
• Homeowners / Renters
• Car / Vehicle / Boat
• Life insurance (you may want to change your beneficiary as well)
• Banks / credit unions / brokerage accounts / investments / financial planners
• Checking and savings (order new checks? change to a joint account?)
• CDs (Certificates of Deposit)
• Mortgages / loans
• IRA / 401k / retirement plan (may be through your employer)
• Stocks and bonds
• Mutual funds
• Trusts and estate planning (please seek help from an attorney)
• Safe deposit boxes
• Credit cards / debit cards
• Landlord / property management company / homeowners’ association
• Utilities (electric, gas, oil, water, phone / cell phone, cable, TV, Internet)
• Professional licenses and credentials, unions
• Post Office (United States Postal Service)
• Change of address
• Add / change name on home mailbox(es) and P. O. Box(es)
• Schools
• Your student registration / identification (if you are enrolled)
• Children's school records / emergency contact information
• Alumnae / alumni organizations and sororities / fraternities
• Alarm / security company (you may want to change your password, too)
• Professional and social organizations
• Boat slip / parking garage
• Tax records / land records
• State and Federal income taxes
• Voter registration
• Your attorney and your spouse's attorney
• Religious institutions and charities
• Red Cross / blood banks
• Doctors' / dentists' / medical professionals' offices / hospitals
• Veterinarian and pet’s microchip company
• Pharmacies / optometrists / ambulance associations
• Medicare (if applicable)
• Airlines’ frequent-flier plans / loyalty (shopping) cards
• Library card / membership cards (e.g., AAA, BJ’s, Sam’s Club, gym)
• Subscriptions
• Royalties / patents (name changes will probably need legal advice)
• Wills, Living Wills, and Powers of Attorney (please see notes below)
• Organ donor records
• Any person or company with whom you have an existing contract
• Email / voicemail (both home and business)
• Your personal / professional website(s)
• Social media (e.g., LinkedIn, Facebook, Instagram, X [formerly known as Twitter] )
• Any person or company to whom you would send a change of address

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