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Rebecca
Devoted September 2021

Car Title/registration Chage

Rebecca, on September 4, 2020 at 10:35 AM Posted in Married Life 0 7
Hello ladies! I’ve been working through the name change process and have managed to get my SS card updated, my driver’s license updated, and my bank accounts updated. My car is under my maiden name on the registration and the DMV (IL) told me I needed the title to be able to change anything. I financed the car so I don’t have the title, and being obviously frustrated with everything, the person at the DMV wasn’t any help. Has anybody changed their name on their vehicle registration while making payments on the car? Bonus points if you’re in IL!

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Latest activity by MIWM, on September 7, 2020 at 12:30 PM
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    Super October 2020
    Emma ·
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    I thought that when you changed your license, and then you pay your registration fee for the year, it would take your name from yours license number. But I could be 1,000% wrong because I don’t know much about cares
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    Master July 2019
    Hannah ·
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    Do you have any paperwork attesting to your purchase of the car? Otherwise, I would reach out to your financer. I imagine they have a form letter that they can provide.
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    Super September 2018
    Rachel ·
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    Nope, separate process and fees here in N.C. You actually need to wait until you have the physical copy of your drivers license I believe to change the title in N.C. Which is so inefficient!


    For OP, when I went to change my name on my license the people at the DMV told me if it didn’t bother me that my car was titled in my maiden name then it didn’t seem worth the trouble to change it. Granted, I moved my maiden name into my middle name and my car is fully paid off, not sure if that makes a difference. I’m not sure in the case of a loan or lease, probably give the bank a call and see what they recommend. I imagine when you make payments the bank is looking at the account number and not the name at the top of the check.
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  • MrsD
    Legend July 2019
    MrsD ·
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    Have you changed your name on the loan and insurance for the car? I assume those two have to come first before the vehicle registration.

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    Master January 2019
    Cassidy ·
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    I changed my name on my registration when I renewed it for the year. I didn’t have any issues. I think a paid an extra fee and that was it. (And brought the marriage certificate). I’m in TN
    My car isn’t paid off and my loan is still in my maiden name. My husband paid off his car a couple of months ago. He changed his name too, so while he had the bank on the phone tried to change his name so the title would be in his current name. They told him he had to go to the title place/department not sure what it is officially. He’s just not going to worry about it and sign his old name when he sells it.
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    Devoted August 2020
    Lauren ·
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    So this is what hitchswitch gave me for CT, im not sure how different IL is. Car Title/registration Chage 1

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  • MIWM
    VIP June 2019
    MIWM ·
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    I still need to update my driver's license, bank account and car title

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