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That scares the crap out of me just thinking of all the ridiculous time it will waste...but I'm bookmarking it so that I don't forget one of the 1million places where I have to change my name :-)
So true! I'm already a little freaked about all the name changing fun
Wow, thanks for giving me reasons I hadn't even thought of for why I'm not going to bother changing mine hahaha.
Next time my FI and I argue about me not wanting to change my last name I'm pulling this page up... LOL
lol that makes it look terrifying but its really not...i already have my social security application filled out and sitting with the marriage license. as bills come in ill just call and change them. if i dont get a bill, i dont change my name with them.
Hilarious - I love this :) And I'm gonna change it despite the 10 billion lost minutes!
hahaha! yeah, I'm changing mine, but not totally looking forward to it! (at least FI is SUPER excited about this; he's talking about doing it like 2 days after we get married, so I'll let his excitement carry mine, and let him do a lot of the work!)
Lol I like this! But it really isn't that bad, I promise. The SS office and the DMV were very easy. Changing it with our bank accounts was probably the most tedious because since we have joint accounts, DH had to be there to sign something. Everything else just took a few phone calls!
Maybe this is a stupid question, but is changing your name with the IRS different than changing it with SSA? I just googled, and the IRS page says you notify through SSA. So as long as you change your SSA and get your new name on your card, you should be fine for taxes, yes?
This doesn't really scare me since I don't even have a ton of stuff in my name, at the moment.
@Amaryllis: You do have to change it for tax purposes (and change your tax status to married) but I did that with my HR Department.
I'm in the process of changing my name now. It is a huuuge pain in the rump only because the SS office and the DMV only opperate while I'm at work. I'm going to have to take time out of work to wait in their little dungeons to get my ids changed. After that it should be easy though.
Question to those who have done this though- do I need to wait to have my updated SS card and license before I can change my name on my bank records and bills or can I do that in the mean time?
haha, you really can do alot of these over time when you need to deal with something like medical records, etc. Health insurance should be higher up since you have a 30 day window to change (a life event change).
The one I find interesting is the mortgage one. I didn't change my name officially until after we closed on our condo, about a month after the wedding. At closing, they asked if they needed to change my name on the documents since we went under contract two weeks before the wedding. With our real estate lawyer present, we asked if we needed to do something to change it if we refinanced or anything like that. He said that they just write a small notation on it saying that the name changed. I get mail in my maiden name a lot since they pull the information from the county records. Either way. you don't have to change it on the mortgage. It's more hassle than necessary, so we didn't. In that same bubble, I only recently changed my name on my student loan because I switched the account to our joint one. Again, I'm taking my time with it, 2 years later. Also, Paypal is the biggest pain to change. Still haven't done that yet!
@MrsMcGyro: I had to wait. I had to have a new DL before changing my name with the bank. I changed my name with the bank over a month after I changed it with SS and DMV
@MrsMcGyro: For bank stuff, I took a copy of my marriage license with me when I met with my personal banker.
It honestly isn't that big of a pain. I had everything changed within a week and it was so easy. Bills weren't an issue bc we didn't change anything till we moved into our home and my personal bills like student loans at the time, I never bothered changing my name on them bc they were going to be paid off soon anyways.
Go to SSN first, they will give a you paper that you can take to the bmv to get your new license till your new SSA card comes in. I did this, then with my new license and marriage certificate I could go to the bank.
It depends on the bank. BoA wanted to see my new license. Citizens Bank accepted the old license + marriage certificate.
Haha. Not looking forward to this. Im sure it wont be that bad, but Im also sure I will miss something lol
Although I'm still trying to figure out how I can not violate any rules to keep my maiden name for professional purposes and use my married name for everything else, I did come across a website that's sole purpose is to help newlywed ladies with the name change.
It helps you fill out the proper forms and then tells you what proof (if any) you need all in one concise place and for a low price. I already signed up and filled everything out. So, post-wedding, I click print, slap some stamps on and get on with my married life. The website is www.missnowmrs.com and it's $30 for the service.
Although my name has worked for me for almost 30 years, I enjoy the symbolism of taking his name. It's the one thing I might be able to claim I'm traditional about.
This is hilarious!
Ugh it seriously sucked changing my name, I've been married 16 months and some things still aren't changed... oops!
I obviously did SS right away, DL and bank - that was most important. It's kinda become a process, if I think about it, I'll change it, if not, it doesn't happen. I still have several credit cards I hardly ever use that have my maiden name on it, if I use them, usually people are pretty understanding if I say I "just got married" (lol not like they know how long! ;).
Although at kohls they almost didn't accept my card, and made me call them right there to change it! haha. so funny.
Thanks for the information ladies...I am getting married in 3 months and have been researching this...I will use your suggestions to cut my time in 1/2 I hope!
It's gonna be a nightmare for me. Living overseas on my visa, have to get a new passport to change my name, then have the new visa put in the new name in the new passport...probably gonna take months! :(
Try being in the military, it's a HUGE pain to change your name because 'big army' has to approve it after you fill out a form stating the change & why, plus they need all the proofs too. And even if you change your SS, if big army hasn't approved your name change yet, you still have to wear your old name on your uniform.....yup, this ain't my first rodeo. :-\
I didn't really want to change my name in the first place, but new husband really wanted me to change name so I did. I am tempted to have him help me with the process!
For me, it wasn't that bad. I did my bank accounts, insurance, etc first and then the other things were changed as a received a piece of mail (magazines, subscriptions). It wasn't too bad for me because I was changing my address at the same time so it made it seem less complicated for me. I didn't change my name on our old home because I would have to pay to go to the court and change the papers so I didn't.
For anyone who doesn't have time to change their name with HR before W2s come out, don't worry. I left my job a month after getting married and didn't change my name with them so my W2 was in my maiden name. It doesn't matter for taxes as long as you changed for name with SSA.
@Amaryllis: Yes, that is correct. That's how they get your W-2 information and the like.
If y'all are looking for some assistance in the name-changing arena, check out missnowmrs.com or similar websites. You key in some basic information, and it completes standard name change documents for the state you live in. Check out the site for a better idea of what they do. I bought a gift card for them and am hoping it speeds things up!
Okay, I feel so dumb asking this because this is clearly a funny comic, BUT, are we suppossed to go to court to legally change our name??? I went to the SS office and thought that was the "official" change needed to then do everything else.
Am I wrong about that? Did you all go to a courthouse?
Hahaha!! Love this (not going to love ticking all those off tho ;) !! )
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