I've been married for almost 4 months now and I have yet to drop the name Brookshire and become an official Christensen.
This is for many reasons, but the main reason is because it's UNBELIEVABLY inconvenient. I have to change my name with Social Security, DMV, bank, all places that I pay bills to, vehicle registration, voters registration, auto insurance, medical insurance...on and on the list goes. The main ones though are social security, DMV, and my bank.
Well, I called the bank today because I needed to order some more checks and might as well put my new name on them, right? Turns out the bank needs me to come in with my marriage license and my new driver's license with the new name on them.
Shoot! I can't go to the DMV because they have odd hours and the only time that I could go there is on a Saturday (mornings preferably, when the lines are short) and I've been busy EVERY Saturday. So I plan to go into the DMV this Saturday morning, but according to the website there are new regulations to attaining a replacement license. I need my social security card.
So, I call social security. Only to find out, they need my new drivers license. What is the deal?!?
Bank needs my new drivers license, DMV needs my new social security card, social security needs my drivers license. I'm getting the idea that the government is trying to discourage name changes. They certainly don't make this process easy.
And this is the reason I remain a Brookshire...for now.
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