Change your name in Connecticut
The exact steps, documents, and official Connecticut links to change your name after marriage or divorce, in the correct order.
DMV / license agency
Connecticut Department of Motor Vehicles (CT DMV)License update fee
$30 to change name on a driver's license or non-driver ID; DMV express office locations may add a convenience fee of up to $8 per transaction
Marriage certificate
Connecticut Department of Public Health, Vital Records Office (or the town clerk/vital records office where the marriage occurred)Voter deadline
Pre-election voter registration cutoff is 18 days before Election Day; same-day registration is also available on Election Day itself. Name/address updates can be made online, by mail, in person with the local Registrar of Voters, or through the DMV.
Instructions verified July 2026 against official Connecticut government sites. How we verify
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