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Name change after marriage in Missouri: checklist and DMV steps
The order to change your name after marriage in Missouri, and what the Missouri Department of Revenue, Driver License Bureau asks for, from its own pages. Each step links its source.
How to change your name after marriage in Missouri
Get certified copies of your marriage certificate first. Then change your name with Social Security, then at the Missouri Department of Revenue, Driver License Bureau 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. Certified copies come only from the Recorder of Deeds in the county that issued the license. The state issues only a Certified Statement Relating to Marriage. (Source: health.mo.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 Missouri driver's license or ID. The Missouri Department of Revenue, Driver License Bureau: 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 Missouri Department of Revenue, Driver License Bureau
From the agency’s own pages, last checked October 30, 2026. Open the Missouri Department of Revenue, Driver License Bureau page. Fees and rules change: confirm on that page before you go.
- What to do
- Take proof of identity, SSN, Missouri residency and your name change to a license office, then apply and pay for a duplicate license with the new name. (Source: dor.mo.gov, checked October 30, 2026)
- Documents accepted as proof of the new name
- Certified marriage certificate, certified divorce decree, certified court order, certified adoption papers, or an amended birth certificate. (Source: dor.mo.gov, checked October 30, 2026)
- Fee
- A duplicate license fee applies; the amount is not stated on this page. (Source: dor.mo.gov, checked October 30, 2026)
- In person or online
- Take your documents to a Missouri license office. (Source: dor.mo.gov, checked October 30, 2026)
- Social Security first
- Not stated on the pages we read. Check the agency page. Official page
- 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 Missouri driver's license after marriage?
Take proof of identity, SSN, Missouri residency and your name change to a license office, then apply and pay for a duplicate license with the new name.
How much does it cost to change the name on a Missouri license?
A duplicate license fee applies; the amount is not stated on this page.
What documents do I need to change my name at the Missouri DMV?
Certified marriage certificate, certified divorce decree, certified court order, certified adoption papers, or an amended birth certificate.
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