Every form, in the right order, for your state.

Everything included

Three numbered folder tabs in a row on a desk

The order of operationsSSA → passport → DMV — with the why behind the sequenceincluded

A printed state table page with a pen resting on it

The 50-state + DC tableagency + official link, every row dated and checked liveincluded

A tidy stack of addressed envelopes ready to send

The notification sequencebank, employer and W-4, insurance, voter registration — ordered to protect your payincluded

A weekend planner page beside a coffee cup

The weekend plan + trackerone Saturday of setup; one page that closes it outincluded

These are the actual pages

9 of the 59, exactly as they open on your phone. What you see here is what you download.

Cover page of The Name Change Kit — The cover

Chapter page: the three doors — marriage, divorce, court — The three doors

The order of operations, on one page — The order of operations

Chapter page: Social Security form SS-5 — Social Security — SS-5

Chapter page: passport — three forms, one timing rule — Passport — the timing rule

Chapter page: the state table, 50 states plus DC — The state table

The California row of the state table — California's row

Chapter page: the notification sequence — The notification sequence

Chapter page: the weekend plan — The weekend plan

One weekend. Four moves.

The kit turns the month into four short moves — and the waits in between work for you instead of against you.

Move 1

Copies + SS-5

Saturday morning: one folder, certified copies ordered, Social Security form filed online, as far as your state lets you.

Move 2

The waits

Copies in the mail, SSA processing, the 24–48 hour buffer. Meanwhile: passport photo taken, passport form completed.

Move 3

The visits

Passport application out the door. DMV with the full stack from your state's row — one visit, verified cleanly.

Move 4

The calls

Bank, employer, insurance, voter — each one a five-minute call or form with your new ID in hand. The tracker closes them out.

Your state's row, already looked up

Fifty-one rows, every link the official agency. This is California's — yours looks the same.

Chapter 8 · The state table

StateCalifornia

Licensedmv.ca.gov

Certified copiescdph.ca.gov

VerifiedAug 6, 2026

Each row links the exact page, not just the domain. Rows where the agency's site didn't respond to our check are flagged "verify first" — never guessed.

Out of order, or one weekend

The out-of-order way

✕A DMV visit that ends with "come back later"
✕One certified copy, four offices, each waiting on the mail
✕Twelve agency pages open in twelve tabs, no map
✕A passport update filed on the wrong form, with the wrong fee

The Namepath way

✓SSA first — every later verification checks against it
✓The right number of certified copies, ordered on day one
✓Passport and DMV with the full stack from your state's row — one visit each
✓The notification sweep, ordered so pay and coverage keep flowing

What getting this handled usually costs

A name change service

$39–130per packet

A petition preparer (CA)

$235in fees, plus court costs

The Name Change Kit

from $17once · yours to keep

The services assemble a packet for you; the kit hands you the same order of operations and the official links they use. You do the filing either way — the agencies only deal with you.

30 days, no questions asked

Download it, read it, take your first step with it. If the kit isn't for you, just email us within 30 days and we'll refund you in full. You keep the files. We'd rather have a clean list of happy readers than an argument about a $17 download.

Before you ask

Is this legal advice?

No, and it is written to stay clearly on the other side of that line. The kit is a set of educational templates and checklists about documented public processes: it describes published procedures as the agencies publish them, in the order that makes them verify cleanly. It does not know your situation and it does not file anything for you.

For anything beyond a routine, uncontested change — an objection, a minor, immigration questions — consult a licensed attorney in your state.

I just got married. Is this for me?

Yes — that is door one, and the most common path through the kit. Your certified marriage certificate is the legal document; the kit shows how many copies to order and where, then walks the sequence: SSA, passport (including the timing rule that can make it free), DMV, and everyone else.

I am returning to my prior name after a divorce. Does it cover that?

Yes — door two. If your decree restores your former name, certified copies of it work like the marriage certificate does, and the kit walks the identical sequence from there. If your decree is silent as to your name, the kit explains the published options, including the petition route.

My change needs a court. Does the kit cover that?

The kit explains the petition path and walks California — the most documented example — in summary. The optional California Court Petition Pack at checkout goes form by form (NC-100 to NC-130, the FW-001 fee waiver, the newspaper step). The 50-State Petition Vault, offered once after checkout, carries one court sheet for each of the 50 states and DC — 51 sheets, California included — with the official link for each.

Does it cover my state?

All 50 states plus DC. Every row names the agency and links its official site, with the date we last checked the link live — this edition was verified in August 2026. The handful of rows whose site did not answer our automated check are flagged "verify first" right in the table, never silently guessed.

What does Lifetime Updates add?

Agency links, fees and forms change every year. With Lifetime Updates, every future edition of your files lands at the same download link you already have — a one-time $2.95 included in the Kit + Lifetime Updates pack, never a renewal.

How is this different from a $39–$130 name change service?

Those services assemble paperwork for you and mail you a packet. The kit gives you the system instead: the same order of operations, the official links those services use, and the checklists — for $17, in your hands two minutes from now. You do the filing either way; the agencies only deal with you.

What exactly do I download?

A 59-page PDF formatted for reading on a phone, immediately after payment — plus any add-ons you select. The links also arrive by email, and they keep working: the files are yours.

Is there a subscription?

No. Everything is one-time — the kit, the add-ons at checkout, and Lifetime Updates itself, which is a single purchase, not a renewal. The files are yours.

What if it is not for me?

Just email us within 30 days and we'll refund you in full — no questions asked. Contact is in the footer of every page and in the delivery email.

The certificate is on your desk.
The path is one download away.

Marriage, divorce decree, or court petition — every row verified August 2026. Read chapters 1 and 2 tonight; order your copies tomorrow morning.

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Educational templates covering publicly documented government procedures, not legal advice. Confirm current requirements at your state's official site.

Your new name, everywhere.In the right order.