Changing your name - where to start???

I do here you are

Passport Bank Account - Current Employer Doctor Healthcare Insurance Dentist/Dental Insurance Private Pensions Driving Licence Car Insurance House Insurance - Contents and Buildings Council Tax Water Board Phone Internet Provider Mobile phone provider TV Licence Freeholder Gas/Electricity provider Tax office National Insurance Voter registration

Also your Will and morgae company

Oh well done Jen - thank you so much for that.

Did it take you long to work your way through the list???

Not really I did most of them on a saturday afternoon. I still havent got round to changing my passport yet!

Do you have to do it by deed poll, or is it just sort of done?

Also - little jen who did you use at absolutely beautiful?

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No, no deed poll. You have your marriage certificate, so you use that as proof of change of name. Some people won't accept photocopies though, so you may have to wait for the certificate to come back from one place before you can send it to another, but it doesn't really mater how long it takes as legally you're entitled to use either name.

Omigod that is a HUGE list. not looking forward to getting through all of that - is it a lot of forms or mostly ringing people up? what a nightmare!x

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I had Victoria - she was lovely and very good ( she's a senior stylist) - are you booking them Blush?

Also if you are registered with any "societies" or "councils" or "unions". I will have to change my name With the society of radiographers and the health professionals council! so anything like that.

If you are going abroad on honeymoon, you MUST make sure the name on your passport is the same as the name on the tickets! It is easier to leave the passport until you get back unless you want to use your married name to travel. Check the passport website for how to change your name before the marriage.

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This is what I did - I could be bothered to change my passport but here's the paper work you need to send away with your passort if you

https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/passports-for-newly-weds-and-civil-partners--2

and

https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/passports-for-newly-weds-and-civil-partners

Thank-you for the links. They used to send the passport to the vicar and he was not allowed to hand it over until after the ceremony. Unless it is about to expire, it's probably easier to use the old one.

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I forgot about them Deborah, I'll need to contact the Dietetic Association too! That's gonna cost me money. grrrr!

Also, for insurance....SOME companies may charge you an administration fee for changing your name (need to update motor insurance database & send out new docs) Not all do but some insurers will.

although going from single to married sometimes gives you a discount on insurance so may even itself out.

Thanks a lot JJ for the advice. Little Jen - yes I'm thinking so!

I think so (best to check though), but you would have to make sure any cheques you wanted to pay in are made out to the right name!