Hi Malena. When you reapply, you'd specify your new name as just your husband's. Your new marriage certificate will show the new marriage date.
Will I have 2 marriage certificates? I really want to keep my original date of marriage. My wife and I are still married but was wondering if we can update the Marriage Certificate with my current name. Hi Erica. Your email address will not be published. Save my name, email, and website in this browser for the next time I comment. Leave this field empty. Do you plan to change your name? Our online name change kit makes it easy. Get Started. Reply Hi Lauren. A legal document would have to apply your legal name: Lauren Elizabeth Allen.
Reply I am getting married in NYS next month. Thank you Reply Hi Sam. He'd have to change his name legally beforehand. Reply How does a person legally change their name through the courts in the state of NY? Reply Hi! Reply Hi CW. You can use your marriage certificate to change your name. Reply Hello. Reply Hi JT. Yes, you can go for the remarriage option.
Reply Thank you. Reply Hi, After I divorced, I kept husband 1s name because of young children although my divorce decree stipulated I could change back to my married name.
Reply Hi Tracey. Reply I am divorced but have not changed my last name back to my maiden last name.. Reply Do I need to change it before getting married to someone else? No, you don't have to change your name before remarrying.
Yes, you will. Reply My adult daughter 30 was recently married and is preparing to change her last name in NY. It's not mandatory. Reply When I married I left my name as is and simply hyphenated to add my husband's surname. Will I have to go through the court to do so?
Or will SSA allow me to do this as is also. Reply Hi Sara. You should be able to swap out your middle name without going to court. Reply When I married in I thought I wanted my husbands last name when we married so on my marriage license it shows only his last name. Reply Hi Ruby. Reply Hi there! So what am I suppose to do? Thank you Brittney Reply Hi Brittney. Reply Hi Jack. Reply Okay thank you very much. Reply How?
Should I fill it out as follows…? Reply Hi Oshane. Reply Hello! Thanks for your help! You can make the change in New York. Please help, I really want to keep my last name, but add his. Thank You in Advance, GL Reply according to the clerk at city hall, the state of Florida does not add the couple's new marriage surname to the certificate. You can, whether you use a portion of either's surname or the entire surname.
You can print the pertinent portion of NY domestic relations law that states the following: a name combining into a single surname all or a segment of the premarriage surname or any former surname of each spouse Reply Hi, I live in IN but I want to get married in NY and my S. Reply Hi Wendi. Reply I got married in NYC in and decided to not change my name using my husband's name then. Reply hat's a common option to change name on naturalization to be a US citizen. Reply Hi Fiona. Thanks Reply Hi Odalis.
Reply Hello i am marry have certificat after my spouse change her name and we have to remarry her name but date of marriage not the same can i use both can be use only date of marry change Reply Hi Sam.
I'm not sure what you're asking here. Could you please restate your question? Reply I mean marry twice same spouse we are not divorce because my spouse change her name by court order marriage certificate date of marry change which one is count marry certificate i too confuse i think first date of marriage is court marriage date both can be count?
Reply Hi Sam. Reply I want to know two of my marriage certificate is legalirst? First certificate have my spouse old name , after court order, second certificate have my spouse old name and new name but date of marriage not the same i think both legal to show Reply Hi Sam. Reply hi! Reply 1. No, it doesn't affect the validity of your marriage. Yes, you can.
Reply Can i remarry my spouse new name becouse my marriage certificate don't have my spouse new name ,,,, Reply Hi Kin. Reply Is it date of marriage ganna change if i add my spouse new name Reply Hi Kin.
The day you marry is static. Changing your name doesn't have any impact. Reply I got married in NYC city hall 2 years ago and kept my surname now I would like to change it to my husbands surname. You could go to civil court as well, but remarriage would be faster and cheaper.
Reply I would like to get my maiden name back with his hyphenated instead. Reply Quick question I got married April 28th I have yet to change my last name but on our marriage certificate I am his last name well I get in any trouble if I don't change it everything still says my maiden name just our marriage certificate has his last name I just don't want to get in any trouble if I never change it Reply well I get in any trouble if I don't change it everything still says my maiden name There won't be any trouble if you don't change.
Reply I did not take my spouses last name after marriage but now I want to. Yes, it's the same. Reply Hi I took my spouse last name and our marriage license shows the new surname but I didn't take any action to change in any of my official documents specially that I have a dual citizenship and we are not changing our surname back home. And what about if I want to remove the new surname in the marriage certificate what I have to do Reply Am I in trouble for not changing it in all official documents.
No trouble at all. And what about if I want to remove the new surname in the marriage certificate what I have to do Not possible. Modifications are reserved for errors. That's an option if it's available. Reply Hi, I took my spouse's last name in May and our marriage license shows the new surname but I decided to keep my maiden name, can I update the marriage license or do I have to get re-marry for this update.
Reply can I update the marriage license or do I have to get re-marry for this update. Not possible and unnecessary. It's just an archived record. Not at all. Thanks a lot. Reply When applying for these documents, can I choose to continue using my maiden name? Reply Thanks a lot Valera. Really appreciate you taking the time to clear our uncertainties. Reply Hello, I just got married last Friday, February 15, at the Buffalo City Hall near Niagara falls, and just after the wedding was done, I've discovered that my second name was misspelled; instead of Mark Joseph, it's Mark Joesph.
Thank you so much. Reply Is there a way to change it without being there physically? Reply Hi My husband and I were married in and due to severe injuries I sustained in a car accident changing the outcome of us having a family. Long long story, short…. What are my steps? Legal rights? Restrictions if any?
Thank you so much for reading and all information!!! Reply I forgot to inquire also regarding fees, if any. Is there a hardship waiver of some kind for changing my name?? Thank you! God bless you all for reading and all advice and guidance! Reply For me, keeping his last name means a lot to me emotionally. That wouldn't be used to approve or deny your name change. I'm not sure what you're referring to here.
Reply Hi, Valera. Thank you for your time! Reply the surname change takes legal effect at the conclusion of the Marriage Ceremony If you don't update your documents, it has no affect. No, you're not required to change anything. Reply Thank you for your help! Reply hi I am previously married. Reply Hi Shayna. I have since had a Name and Gender change and we no longer live in NYS Would like to update the marriage certificate to have new legal name and new gender I have a court order of such from another state that we live in Can I do this from out of state and how do we do this.
Can't seem to find information. This Reply Can I do this from out of state and how do we do this. Reply My fiancee currently has his mother's name, Travis, as his last name.
Reply How can we go about having this change? Reply I just got married and my wife change her surname to take mine. Reply Where should i put her surname before marriage if she has my surname now after marriage. Reply Hi I'm getting married next year. Reply Can we do this at the time of marriage or is petitioning for a name change prior to getting married, his only option?
Reply Hello, I got married in Reply I decided to keep my maiden name. No, you're fine. Reply Hi Christina. Reply In New York there is an option to combine last names. So for example. Smith and Rogers would become Smithers. Reply Is it possible to make a new last name that uses some of the letters from each of our last names? Yes, you can combine all or a portion of each's current or a prior last name.
That would work. Reply Hello I been married for four years and hyphenated my husband last name next to my surname. Reply Hi Brenda. Reply I just got married over the weekend. You can make the change in Oklahoma. Reply I have gone thorough legal full name change. Reply Can I also get my full name change on the Marriage certificate? Reply Hi RJ. Reply Hi M. Reply At first the clerk told me he cannot change my middle name, but he can hyphenate my last name but thanks to this blog, I knew he could change it and he did!
That's great to hear. So you successfully changed your middle name and last name? You should be able to do it beforehand.
About 24 hours. Reply Hello I was divorced in Texas and did not fill out the name change portion of the divorce decree. Thanks Reply Hi Fiona. Reply You can also take a passport with your maiden name if you have one. Reply Hi Ailin. Reply Thanks so very much for your quick response! Reply If one remarries will the date of the first marriage change to the current date?
Reply Hi Malena. They'll remain independent records with distinct dates. Reply Hello, My friend got married 2 years ago and when she got married, she was allowed to hyphenate her middle name to include her maiden name. I'm trying to decide if it is worth pursuing my middle name change or if i should just let it go and use my husbands last name dropping my maiden name completely… Reply Hi Rachel.
Thanks for helping with this! Reply Do I need to petition the court for a name change? Without knowing your state of residence, most likely. Your home state. If you have to go through the courts, it doesn't matter. Maiden: First Middle Hyphenated-Last ex. Birth certificate, as it's still your current legal name. No, your married name doesn't exist yet. Reply Hello, Could you clarify the below statement from this website? Reply Does 'a new name' indicates a full name or surname?
Twelve states allow you to choose a new name when applying… Those states provide spaces on the marriage application to choose a new name. SSA defaults to the derived naming method… This means the SSA goes by a global set of name change options for the states that do not provide new name after marriage spots on their application. Reply Would I be able to apply for a see social security and drivers license using just my first name and husbands surname not my maiden name?
You would if the new name after marriage block shows that name. Reply I have my college transcripts in my maiden name and am needing them for my teach account that I created in my married name of having been married over 10 years. Reply Hi Ludmilla. Reply Hello, I was married three years ago in Washington, D. Reply Hi Lynn. Reply Hi. Reply Hi Charles. Reply Hi Valera, I took my husband's last name when we got married. Reply Can i not fill in the new surname?
You can leave it blank. Reply Thank you for answering all these questions! Reply Hi Jane. Reply So I am in the middle of a divorce and my soon to be ex is filing the divorce papers for us because I currently no longer live in NYC. Reply Hi Tamika. New York State law says the following: Any person may, upon divorce or annulment, elect to resume the use of a former surname according to the provisions of section two hundred forty-a of the domestic relations law.
Source: NY Consolidated Laws: Civil Rights: Article 6: Section 65 The cross-referenced section A says the following: a provision that each party may resume the use of his or her premarriage surname or any other former surname. Source: NY Consolidated Laws: Domestic Relations: Article Section A Reply I got married Dec and changed to my husband last name, the only documents I have changed my new surname is my drivers license and our insurance is under his last name, can I keep the rest of my documentation passport, professional license, SS and bank accounts under my original last name and when it is time to renew my drivers license can I renew it with my original last name?
Thank you Reply can I keep the rest of my documentation passport, professional license, SS and bank accounts under my original last name You could. Reply How do I add my new middle name on my marriage certificate? Reply Hello Valera, I just want to summarize and confirm my understanding for retaining my maiden name as my middle name while keeping my current middle name in NYC.
Is that correct? Thank you for your help. Alison Reply Hi Alison. Reply Would this require a legal name change through the courts? Reply Hi Eliza. Yes, indeed, it would.
How so? Reply Hello, I was hoping that you could help us. Cheers,David Reply Hi David. Reply My passport is in my marriage name but my health insurance is in my maiden name. Reply Hi Michelle. Reply I have a quick question. Reply Thanks for the reply. Reply So it was updated on the final after all. That's good to hear. Reply I just got married about a month ago and did not receive my marriage certificate yet. Reply i got married during covid through project cupid Reply Hi Candy.
Same answer. Reply how do i drop my husband last name ane keep my maiden name? Reply I believe I was told by the city clerk that I had a year to make this change. Reply I am in NYC. When I get married , I would like to add my maiden name as a second middle name.
Would this be the correct order of doing things? Reply Would this be the correct order of doing things? Or should I change my middle name now to include both current and maiden name Since you're going to change your name in court anyway, you can do the entire name change there. Reply What is the statute that allows a person to change their last name to the name of their new spouse when they marry?
Reply Hi Susan. Yes, you can use a space instead of a hyphen. It serves as notice that a record of the marriage is on file. Couples who do not receive a Certificate of Marriage Registration within four weeks of the wedding should contact the town or city clerk who issued the license. No premarital examination or blood test is required to obtain a marriage license in New York State.
A person is required to provide proof of age by submitting to the issuing clerk an age—related document showing the date of birth, such as those listed below. Each clerk's office sets its own requirements, please check with the office where you plan to purchase your license.
A marriage may not take place in New York State between an ancestor and descendant, siblings full or half blood , an uncle and niece or nephew or an aunt and niece or nephew, regardless of whether or not these persons are legitimate or illegitimate offspring. Information regarding previous marriages must be furnished in the application for a marriage license. This includes whether the former spouse or spouses are living, and whether the applicants are divorced and, if so, when, where and against whom the divorce or divorces were granted.
A certified copy of the Decree of Divorce or a Certificate of Dissolution of Marriage may be required by the clerk issuing the marriage license. Every person has the right to adopt any name by which he or she wishes to be known simply by using that name consistently and without intent to defraud.
A person's last name surname does not automatically change upon marriage, and neither party to the marriage is required to change his or her last name. Parties to a marriage need not take the same last name. One or both parties to a marriage may elect to change the surname by which he or she wishes to be known after the marriage by entering the new name in the appropriate space provided on the marriage license.
The new name must consist of one of the following options:. This is a legal name change. Read more about Adoption. If a Judge orders the name change at your swearing-in ceremony, this is a legal name change. This includes address changes and other changes to your personal information. If you change the name on your documents in a timely manner, you know that your information will be correct in the event of a traffic stop or other legal matter that requires an updated license.
It is free to change your name at the Social Security Administration and the process may be completed in person at your local SSA branch office or through the mail. Note that the SSA only accepts original documents for name changes, so you may find it easier to apply in person rather than have your original documents out of hand for a few weeks.
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