Arizona Name Change Checklist After Marriage

Follow this sequence in Arizona:

• 1. Certified marriage certificate: order copies from the Clerk of the Superior Court in the Arizona county where the marriage license was issued (Arizona marriage records are kept at the county level, not by the state Dept. of Health Services Bureau of Vital Records, which handles only birth/death records).
• 2. Social Security (SS-5): free, and always first.
• 3. Wait 24–48 hours for the SSA record to sync.
• 4. Arizona Department of Transportation, Motor Vehicle Division (ADOT MVD): update your license (about $12 (confirm with the agency)).
• 5. Passport: DS-82, DS-11, or DS-5504.
• 6. Voter registration & everyone else: bank, employer, insurers.

• Certified Arizona marriage certificate/license (or other legal name-change document)
• Current Arizona driver license or ID card
• Proof name was already updated with the Social Security Administration
• Identity/proof-of-residency documents if replacing a REAL ID-compliant license
• Payment for the $12 replacement license/ID fee

Good to know for Arizona: Verified via search results only. Example given is Maricopa County (largest AZ county, clerkofcourt.maricopa.gov); certified copy costs about $35.50-$43.50 depending on request method. Residents must request from the specific county Clerk of Superior Court where their license was issued, not a single statewide office.

• Certified marriage certificate (3 copies): $30–$90
• Social Security card (Form SS-5): Free
• Driver's license update (Arizona Department of Transportation, Motor Vehicle Division (ADOT MVD)): about $12 (confirm with the agency)
• Passport (only if you update it): Free–$165
• Voter registration: Free

Most people spend roughly $42–$267 in Arizona: on the low end if you skip the passport, on the high end with a full passport renewal and extra certificate copies.