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Name change after marriage in Alabama: checklist and DMV steps
The order to change your name after marriage in Alabama, and what the Alabama Law Enforcement Agency (ALEA), Driver License Division asks for, from its own pages. Each step links its source.
How to change your name after marriage in Alabama
Get certified copies of your marriage certificate first. Then change your name with Social Security, then at the Alabama Law Enforcement Agency (ALEA), Driver License Division for your license or ID, then on your passport, then with your bank, employer and everything else.
The steps, in order
- Certified copies of your marriage certificate. After recording, get certified copies from the state Center for Health Statistics or a county health department. The $15 search fee includes one copy; extra copies are $6 each. (Source: alabamapublichealth.gov, checked October 30, 2026)
- Social Security. You change your name with Social Security by requesting a replacement card. Depending on your situation you may be able to request it online; if not, you make an appointment at a local office. (Source: ssa.gov, checked October 26, 2026)
- Your Alabama driver's license or ID. The Alabama Law Enforcement Agency (ALEA), Driver License Division: what its pages say is below.
- Your passport. The U.S. Department of State handles passports. Its site did not let us read it automatically when we checked, so open its passport pages for the form that fits your passport.
- Everything else. Bank and credit accounts, your employer, insurance, voter registration and the rest: the name change after marriage checklist lists them in order.
USAGov lists the agencies to tell after a name change, including Social Security, your state driver license office and the U.S. passport office, and says to use certified copies of documents such as a marriage certificate as proof. (Source: usa.gov, checked October 26, 2026)
Changing your name at the Alabama Law Enforcement Agency (ALEA), Driver License Division
From the agency’s own pages, last checked October 30, 2026. Open the Alabama Law Enforcement Agency (ALEA), Driver License Division page. Fees and rules change: confirm on that page before you go.
- What to do
- Visit a local probate or licensing office or an ALEA Driver License Office to get a duplicate license with the new name, bringing name change and Social Security proof. (Source: alea.gov, checked October 30, 2026)
- Documents accepted as proof of the new name
- Valid name change documents such as a marriage certificate, divorce decree, court order or legal name change document. (Source: alea.gov, checked October 30, 2026)
- Fee
- $31.25 for any class of license or ID duplicate, per ALEA's Form DL-100. The forms page calls it the normal duplicate fee. (Source: alea.gov, checked October 30, 2026)
- In person or online
- The page directs you to visit a probate or licensing office or an ALEA Driver License Office; it describes no online name change. (Source: alea.gov, checked October 30, 2026)
- Social Security first
- You must show proof that your name was changed with the Social Security Administration along with your name change documents. (Source: alea.gov, checked October 30, 2026)
- Deadline
- No deadline for a name change is stated on the pages we read. Official page
Common questions
How do I change my name on my Alabama driver's license after marriage?
Visit a local probate or licensing office or an ALEA Driver License Office to get a duplicate license with the new name, bringing name change and Social Security proof.
How much does it cost to change the name on a Alabama license?
$31.25 for any class of license or ID duplicate, per ALEA's Form DL-100. The forms page calls it the normal duplicate fee.
What documents do I need to change my name at the Alabama DMV?
Valid name change documents such as a marriage certificate, divorce decree, court order or legal name change document.
Do I need to update Social Security before the Alabama DMV?
You must show proof that your name was changed with the Social Security Administration along with your name change documents.
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