Maryland Certificate of Publication for Adult Name Change

Colorado Name Change Package

This package is for use after you have changed your name to notify companies, government organizations and others of the change. This package is for persons who have changed their name by marriage, divorce, or court order.

Includes instructions and forms for changing your records, including Social Security Card, Driver’s License and Vehicle Title, Passport, Post Office, IRS and State Tax Commission, Banks, Credit Cards, Doctors, Insurance Companies, Clubs, Organizations and other like entities, Employer, Will, Contracts and Retirement plans, as well as others.

Disclaimer: If you have a serious legal problem, you are advised to seek the advice of an attorney.

Social Security Card

You may obtain a new social security card as a replacement by using official form SS-5. You may also change your name on your card by using the same official form. The card number will remain the same.

For a name change on your card, you need documentation that shows your old name and your new name.

Where to Send the Form: Take or mail the SS-5 to the nearest Social Security office with originals or certified copies of your supporting documents.

Passport Change of Name

The form required is form DS-5504, to be used within one year of passport issuance for name-changes, other information changes and extension of limited passports.

Items needed to effectuate the change include current valid passport, original DS-5504 or DS-4085, certified copy of legal instrument showing name change, and proof of departure.

U.S. Passport Office Authorization Form

To Whom It May Concern:

I, , do hereby authorize or any other agent from to receive my passport or discuss the status of my application with a member of the Passport Office Staff.

Post Office Change of Name

You are not required to change your name at a post office. However, it is important to do a change of address if you also have a new address.

You may include your new name on the change of address form and sign it before giving it to your letter carrier or mailing it to your local post office.

Notice of Name Change for Clubs, Organizations, Etc.

To: Date:

Address:

City: State: Zip:

ID Number, if applicable:

From (new name):

Current Address:

City: State: Zip:

Social Security Number:

My Former Name:

My Present (New) Name:

The reason for the name change is:

Marriage

Divorce and resumption of my maiden name.

Name Change Court Order not connected with divorce.

Other:

Notice of Name Change for Banks and Other Financial Institutions

To: Date:

Account or Loan Number:

Account or Loan Number:

Account or Loan Number:

My address above: is, is not, a new address.

Notice of Name Change for Internal Revenue Service and State Tax Commission

Account Number:

Notice of Name Change for Utilities-Electric, Phone, Gas, Etc.

Account Number, if known:

Notice of Name Change for Employer

To Employer: Date:

Voter Registration

This section references the National Mail Voter Registration Form and Colorado voter registration information.

Notice of Name Change for Landlord

To Landlord: Date:

Address of Premises Leased:

Notice of Name Change for Insurance Companies

To Insurance Company: Date:

Policy Number: Plan Number, if applicable:

Notice of Name Change for Doctors

To: Dr. Date:

Patient ID if known:

Department of Motor Vehicles Change of Name on Driver’s License

Colorado DMV information indicates a certified marriage certificate, divorce decree, or valid court order is required.

Phone Number:

Will, Trust, Power of Attorney, Living Will, Health Care Proxy, etc.

Whether you changed your name by marriage, divorce or otherwise you will want to update or change your legal documents.

This form is to be attached to your legal document.

Notice of Name Change

NOTICE is hereby provided that has changed his/her name to due to marriage, divorce, Court Order, or Other: . The change is effective as of the day of , 20.

Prior to the name change, I entered into or executed the following document:

Title of Document:

Date of Document:

Subject Matter of Document:

This Notice of Name Change is merely a Notice to all interested persons that the above document remains in full force and effect and that is one and the same person as .

DATED this the day of , 20.

Notary, If Required

STATE OF County of

The above Notice was SWORN TO AND SUBSCRIBED before me on this the day of , 20, by .

Notary Public:

My Commission Expires: