Georgia · GA
Change your name in Georgia
The exact steps, documents, and official Georgia links to change your name after marriage or divorce, in the correct order.
DMV / license agency
Georgia Department of Driver Services (DDS)License update fee
Free for the first name-change replacement license within a license term (verified on dds.georgia.gov); a $32 fee applies if a full renewal is required instead (e.g., license expiring within 150 days)
Marriage certificate
Georgia Department of Public Health, State Office of Vital RecordsVoter deadline
Registration updates (including name changes) must be submitted by the 5th Monday before the election, which works out to 29 days before Election Day (per the Georgia Secretary of State).
Instructions verified July 2026 against official Georgia government sites. How we verify
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