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Name change

Niki, on May 29, 2021 at 7:51 PM Posted in Married Life 0 3
Does anyone know if you can wait to change your name after getting married in Florida? My fiancée and I are planning to be legally married before our actual ceremony due to personal reasons and we were thinking about waiting to change my name until after the ceremony (10 months later).

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Latest activity by Mrs.a, on May 31, 2021 at 7:25 AM
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    Super July 2020
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    I think you have something like 2 years to do it. Check with the social security admin.
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  • VIP August 2020
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    I don't live in Florida, but I don't think you'll have a problem with this.

    In Massachusetts, you have to put the name you plan to use on your marriage license/certificate, but the only thing that automatically gets updated with your new name after getting married is your voter registration, and even that doesn't happen right away.

    No matter where you are in the U.S., you have to file a name change form with the social security administration so your name gets changed with the federal government, and usually you'll use your updated social security card to change your name on your other documents.

    You're supposed to do that ASAP (although you do officially have 2 years to do it) and after that you should tell your employer, if you have one. It only matters so there isn't any drama with your taxes, you don't have to change your email address or anything. Other than that, there's no rush for changing your name on anything else. (I did that part last fall, but I'm not going to change my name on my license and passport until they expire in 2022.)

    And of course, you can always keep going by your original name in your personal life, even if it doesn't match all of your legal documents.

    Here's a link to FL specific information:

    Name Change in Florida - WeddingWire

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    Master October 2021
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    There’s not time limit to change your name through SSA and that’s a federal entity.
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