The Delaware name change process:
- Get your Delaware proof of name change document;
- Update the SSA;
- Visit the Delaware DPS for your Delaware driver’s license name change;
- You may update your Delaware voter registration, passport office (if traveling); IRS & USPS if moving; and last,
- Update Delaware banks, Delaware utilities, and others here.
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Read about the Delaware name change process:
1. Delaware Legal Proof of Name Change Documents
Delaware Marriage Certificate, Delaware Divorce Certificates & Birth Certificates
Certified Marriage Certificates
In Delaware, a certified marriage certificate issued since 1974 can be obtained through the Office of Vital Statistics for a fee of $25.00. Submit your request w/ a photo copy of your ID:
Office of Vital Statistics
Division of Public Health
417 Federal Street
Dover, DE 19901
Delaware Divorce Decree
For any divorce granted after 1975, you should contact the Family Court in the county where you got your divorce. You can get certified copies from that court house. Please note that you if the order from the court did not state that you were changing your name, then you may need a legal name change through court order.
Birth Certificates
You can get a copy of Delaware Birth Certificate through the Vital Statistics Office. Submit a request and the fee $25 fee for a certified copy to:
Office of Vital Statistics
Division of Public Health
417 Federal Street
Dover, DE 19901
2. Social Security Name Change
3. Delaware Driver’s License Name Change
Delaware Driver’s License Name Change
Varies by county. Please see further information here.
Fee only $1.15
Delaware Vehicle Title and Registration Name Change
After you change your name on your driver’s license at your local Delaware DMV, you may want to also update your registration and title.
To do so, make sure you have your (1) certificate of title with your old name; (2) proof of auto-insurance; (3) your driver’s license (or temporary one) with your new name; note that you may also use your Delaware legal proof of name change document; and (4) a filing fee of $35.
If there is a lien on the car, for example you are still making car payments, you should complete FORM MV35 and submit it to the lien holder (such as your bank). The lien holder will then update the DMV and you’ll receive notification through the mail.
4. Delaware Voter Registration Name Change, Passport Name Change and/or Address Changes
Delaware Voter Registration Name Change
Great news! In Delaware, you can actually register to vote — or change your name on your registration — online with the Delaware state government’s online tool.
5. Telling Everyone Else about your Name Change
