To change your name after marriage in Alabama, update Social Security first, then visit an ALEA Driver License Office or a local probate or licensing office in person for a duplicate license. Bring your marriage certificate and proof that Social Security has your new name. Then update your passport, voter registration and accounts.
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Step 1 of 6
Most offices want an original or certified copy of your marriage certificate, not a photocopy, so order a few.
Alabama Center for Health Statistics (ADPH), for marriages since August 1936. The $15 search fee includes one certified copy. For earlier records, contact the county probate office.
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Step 2 of 6
Update Social Security before you go to the ALEA. You need proof that Social Security has your new name.
Step 3 of 6
Alabama Law Enforcement Agency (ALEA)
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In person at a local probate or licensing office, or an ALEA Driver License Office
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Yes. You need proof that Social Security has your new name.
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Open the official page (alea.gov)
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Step 4 of 6
Which passport form you use depends on when your passport was issued and when your name changed.
Find your passport name change path (DS-5504, renewal by mail or DS-11)
Step 5 of 6
Submit a voter registration application. The same form also updates your existing registration.
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Step 6 of 6
These are general reminders. Each company has its own process.
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Start with certified copies of your marriage certificate, then update Social Security, then the ALEA for your driver's license or state ID.
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Source: alea.gov
Yes. You need proof that Social Security has your new name.
The ALEA lists: valid name change documents, such as your marriage certificate and proof that your name has been changed with the Social Security Administration.
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The ALEA page says to do it in person at a local probate or licensing office, or an ALEA Driver License Office.
Source: alea.gov
Not confirmed yet on the ALEA page we checked. See the official page linked in step 3.
Name Change Steps