Here's the order in Georgia: get certified copies of your marriage certificate, update Social Security, then update your driver's license or state ID with the Georgia Department of Driver Services (DDS), then your passport and accounts. The DDS fee for a replacement license is First name or address change is free while your original license is valid. Fee for later changes: Not confirmed yet.
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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.
The county Probate Office where the license was issued (the State Office of Vital Records holds only June 1952 to August 1996)
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Step 2 of 6
Do this before you update your Georgia license. Whether DDS checks Social Security records: Not confirmed yet.
You may be able to do this online. If not, you'll need an appointment at a local Social Security office
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Step 3 of 6
Georgia Department of Driver Services (DDS)
First name or address change is free while your original license is valid. Fee for later changes: Not confirmed yet
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Open the official page (dds.georgia.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
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 Georgia Department of Driver Services (DDS) for your driver's license or state ID.
Not confirmed yet.
Please check the DDS page for the current answer.
Source: dds.georgia.gov
Not confirmed yet. The DDS page we checked doesn't say. Several other states do ask for Social Security first, so it's a safe order to follow. Check the DDS link in step 3.
Not confirmed yet.
Please check the DDS page for the current answer.
Source: dds.georgia.gov
DDS lists a fee of First name or address change is free while your original license is valid. Fee for later changes: Not confirmed yet for this license change. The Social Security fee is not confirmed yet. Passport fees are in the passport guide.
Source: dds.georgia.gov
Not confirmed yet.
Please check the DDS page for the current answer.
Source: dds.georgia.gov
Not confirmed yet on the Georgia Department of Driver Services (DDS) page we checked. See the official page linked in step 3.
Name Change Steps