Name Change Service

Looking for name change advice or some tips for newlywed life? The MissNowMrs experts have created state-specific name change articles and checklists for you. We’ve chronicled our recommendations for how to travel while changing your name AND how to handle voting during the transition.

We’ve also compiled our best guidance for how to handle difficult sister in laws, holidays as newlyweds, the ever-annoying baby questions, and much more. Why? Because, while we are name change experts, we’re also newlywed wives, moms, and sisters.

We hope our name change advice articles help smooth your transition to your new name, and a whole new phase of life. Congratulations and best wishes from the entire MissNowMrs team!

Married Name Change in 2020

Whether you needed to regroup after the wedding, made a New Year’s resolution, or are anticipating filing taxes jointly as a married couple; 2020 kicks off a flurry of newlyweds taking on married name change. If you’re part of that population don’t worry! The MissNowMrs experts are here to help guide you through the process.

Choose the Right Married Name For You

It’s 2020, and the good news is that there are many married name change options available to you. You have the option to keep your maiden name, hyphenate your last name with your spouse’s, take two last names without a hyphen, take your maiden name as your middle name, add your maiden name as a second middle name, or simply swap your maiden name for your spouse’s last name. So, simply pick the married name that’s best for you and your situation.

*Heads up! Not all states allow all variations of married name change, so please check your state laws.

Maiden to middle name change and taking two last names (sans hyphen) are the two most popular married name change options as we head into 2020.
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Get Your Ducks (aka Documents) in a Row

The best way to simplify your name change process is to get organized BEFORE you begin. Call or stop by the county clerk’s office that issued your marriage license and request 2-3 certified marriage certificates. You will need these certificates to file for your new name at numerous federal, state, and local government offices.

Research the married name change filing order in your state of residence. Many states require you to change your name with Social Security and either wait 24 hours, or wait to bring your new Social Security card showing your married name, before updating your driver’s license. Still other state offices require you to file for your name change with a Social Security card in your maiden name.

Prior planning will save you a ton of stress as you move through your name change process. You should also learn the processing times for the offices in your state and government. Why does this matter? It has to do with travel. If you change your name on your driver’s license and/or passport, but have flights booked in your maiden name you will most likely have to re-purchase new tickets (if any are available.)

Change Your Name the Easy Way

Feeling stressed about figuring out the requirements and timelines related to changing your name after marriage? Technology to the rescue! Newlyweds in 2020 don’t have to waste countless hours bogged down with their name changes. The MissNowMrs App or online name change service allow you to transition to your new name in minutes!

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Married Name Change: Why Now Is Better Than Later

Most newlyweds wait a few months to change their names after marriage, so after the Spring/Summer wedding boom comes a flurry of name changes in the Fall. While not every woman should change her name, it is advisable for newlyweds intending to make the legal switch to Mrs. to do so as soon as they can.

Why? It’s pretty simple: the more things with your maiden name on them, the longer it will take you to change all of them to your new married name! The longer you wait to change your name, the more “stuff” you accumulate with your maiden name on it.

This “stuff” includes big things like mortgages, leases, vehicle titles, insurance policies and smaller things like airline miles and gym memberships. Outside of the entities mentioned, as the holidays approach “other stuff” lurks….stuff like holiday cards, mis-engraved gifts from family members (seriously), and company awards (I have a massive plaque showing a hyphenated last name I never took).

So, if you’re married and pondering name change, now is the time to pull the trigger. You can DIY and figure out the SS-5, IRS 8822, Passport 5504 and other government form gems using our free married name change checklist or save 13 hours of name-change form research, completion, and filing by using the MissNowMrs online name change service. We condense the 13 hour process of becoming a Mrs. into 30 minutes for $30…..which seems like a very nice pre-holiday gift for you from you!

How Does An Online Name Change Service Work?

Curious how does an online name change service work? Engaged or newlywed and considering changing your maiden name to your married name? If you’ve used your computer to do any research on the topic, you’ve seen the MissNowMrs online name change service.

Curious what an online name change service does? Much like TurboTax, our service asks you a series of questions (such as your maiden name and new married name) and uses your answers to auto-complete the necessary name change forms for Social Security, the IRS, the United States Postal Service, your state driver’s license and voter registration. The service will also generate letters to notify over 15 million different companies/creditors of your new name.

The streamlining of the form completion coupled with detailed instructions that give you the file by mail option or the best times of day and days of the week to file in office save approximately 13 hours. You also get the peace of mind that ALL of the forms you need to file are completed. That’s 13 hours you can spend basking in newlywed bliss instead of standing in long government office lines!

Now that you know what the service does, you may be wondering “how does it work”. Instead of a lengthy explanation, you can now try the MissNowMrs online name change service before you buy it! Simply click the ‘Try It Before You Buy It’ button on our website to set up a free account that will walk you through the completion and printing of your IRS 8822 form. You can then opt to convert your account to a complete account that will help you complete the rest of your name change forms for $29.95!

Hopefully we’ve answered the question of ”how does an online name change service work?” If you’re ready to change your name, we’d love to help save you time and stress!

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Your Married Name: Would You Keep It If Your Marriage Ended?

Would you keep your married name if your married ended? As a name change expert, I do a great deal of reading on the topic of (surprise) married name change. Once in a while the concept of married names and divorce comes up. As this is a newlywed blog, we don’t mention the “D word” very often. However, married name change and its ramifications (including after a marriage sadly ends) is something everyone newly engaged or newly married woman should consider.

Married Name Change

Changing your name after marriage is a very personal choice. If you do opt to become a Mrs., your name changes legally and stays changed. Unless, you pass away or opt to legally change it again based on another marriage, divorce or a whim. This is not a decision to be made lightly as it involves mountains of paperwork to accomplish and mountains more to change if you change your mind. Have you made up your mind and decided in favor of changing your name? Save 13 hour of stress and hassle with the MissNowMrs is an app and online name change service.

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The name change article I read was answering someone’s question as to why a divorced woman would choose to keep her married name post divorce. While a new married name is new when you’re changing your business cards and monograms, it becomes part of your identity as you build your career, family and life. At some point your new name is simply your name. Many women opt to keep married names post divorce to have the same name as their children or continue to keep the name recognition that they have built in their area of work or expertise. Some women keep their married names because that is what they are comfortable with or even to spite their ex husbands.

Divorce Name Change

Name change post divorce is a very similar process to married name change. Instead of using a marriage certificate to file for your new name, you will need a legal name change order in your divorce decree. That is the legal document that allows your legal name change after your divorce is finalized. Should you be ready to get your maiden name back, services like GetYourNameBack streamline the process for a nominal fee.

Once again, name change proves to be a highly personal choice. There are many factors regardless of whether you are taking/adding your spouse’s last name or taking your maiden name back. Choose wisely ladies!

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Looking for a deal on married name change gift cards? Is your spring calendar packed with a bevy of engaged friends’ bridal showers, bachelorette parties and weddings? 2.3 million couples get married each year in the U.S., and chances are you know a few of them!

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