Amy George married Jim Ford in 2007 and wants to change the surname listed in our
records to Ford. Prior to Amy’s marriage to Jim, Amy previously married and divorced
Ben Smith and then married and divorced Joe George. The name on Amy’s latest Numident
record (Amy Smith) does not match the prior name on the presented marriage document
(Amy George) because Amy only updated the information in our records to reflect the
name change to Smith because of Amy's marriage to Ben. Amy didn’t update the information
in our records to reflect the divorce from Ben or the marriage to Joe or the subsequent
divorce from Joe. As a result, Amy's prior name shown on the current marriage document
does not agree with the name shown on the latest Numident record.
To link the name on the name change document (Amy George) to the name on the latest
Numident record (Amy Smith), Amy submits the prior divorce decrees to show that the
marriage to Ben Smith and the marriage to Joe George have been dissolved. These prior name change documents were also
required to establish a link between the surname on the latest Numident record (Smith)
and the prior
surname shown on the name change documents (George).
In addition to Amy's current marriage document, Amy also submits an identity document
(current driver’s license) in the new name because the name change documents do not
meet the criteria to also serve as acceptable evidence of identity for the number
holder (marriage occurred over 2 years ago).
In this situation apply the evidence of identity in new name criteria to determine
if the name change can be processed.
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1.
The new name can be derived from the marriage document. While the prior name shown
on the current marriage document does not agree with the latest Numident record, the
prior divorce decrees link the name shown on the current marriage document and the
latest Numident record;
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2.
The divorce decrees show that both of the prior marriages have been dissolved;
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3.
The driver’s license is in the new name Amy Ford; and
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4.
All of Amy’s identifying information on the latest Numident record (SSN, names on
prior records, date of birth, place of birth, parents names) matches the allegation
and the data shown on the marriage certificate, divorce decrees and the driver’s license.
We can process the name change.
NOTE: When processing the request in SSNAP use the Other Names Used field and the
Remarks field to document the prior names and evidence submitted to link all the names.