Massachusetts · MA
Change your name in Massachusetts
The exact steps, documents, and official Massachusetts links to change your name after marriage or divorce, in the correct order.
DMV / license agency
Massachusetts Registry of Motor Vehicles (RMV)License update fee
$25 (Driver's License/ID Amendment Fee)
Marriage certificate
Registry of Vital Records and Statistics (RVRS), Massachusetts Department of Public HealthVoter deadline
Registration/update/party-change deadline is 10 days before any election or town meeting; online submissions must be completed by midnight on the deadline date. Online update requires an existing MA driver's license or state ID.
Instructions verified July 2026 against official Massachusetts government sites. How we verify
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