How to Change Your Name After Marriage in Missouri

The winning sequence in Missouri is: certified marriage certificate → Social Security (free, first) → wait 24–48 hours → Missouri Department of Revenue, Motor Vehicle and Driver Licensing Division → passport → notify everyone. Each step verifies against the one before it, so order matters.

Order 3–5 certified copies from the Missouri Department of Health and Senior Services, Bureau of Vital Records (state office issues only a "Certified Statement Relating to Marriage" - the actual certified marriage certificate must come from the County Recorder of Deeds where the marriage license was issued). Photocopies aren't accepted.

Good to know for Missouri: State Bureau of Vital Records fee is $14-15 per Certified Statement (order in person, by notarized mail, or via phone/online through VitalChek). For the actual certified marriage certificate accepted by the DMV, contact the Recorder of Deeds in the Missouri county where the marriage license was obtained.

File the free SS-5 with Social Security first, wait 24–48 hours, then update your license at the Missouri Department of Revenue, Motor Vehicle and Driver Licensing Division (typically a standard replacement-license fee (not published; confirm with the agency)). Bring:

• Certified Marriage Certificate (from County Recorder of Deeds where marriage license was issued) or certified court order
• Current Missouri driver license/ID
• Proof of Social Security number
• Proof of Missouri residential address (for REAL ID compliance)

Update your passport, then your Missouri voter registration (Must notify your local election authority of the name change by the fourth Wednesday prior to the election; you may vote once under your old name if you notify election judges at the polling place without having updated your registration first.), and finally your bank, employer, and insurers.