This guide breaks down everything you need to know about legally changing your name, from the paperwork involved to updating your ID and informing others. Let’s make this transition as smooth as ...

Department of Motor Vehicles The cost of getting a new driver’s license with a new name varies by state. In Florida, for example, this procedure costs $25, and you’ll need to provide documents ...

Filing a File Order to Show Cause Name Change with the court and publishing the notice in a legal newspaper. That’s right — a public announcement that your new name is official business, and ...

Name Change: You may update your name by submitting a legal name change document to the Social Security Administration, which is available online at www.ssa.gov.

After your IDs are updated, you’ll change the name on other paperwork, such as voter registrations, property deeds, the U.S. Postal Service, banks, insurance companies, utilities and so on.