• Atomic@sh.itjust.works
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    3 days ago

    If you got money to change your name. You SHOULD have money to change your birth certificate. It seems like common sense to have your documentation in order. Kind of like, if you got money to buy a car, you should have money to buy fuel. At least I think that sounds like a good idea.

    It sounds incredibly stupid that it’s not automatically amended, what do you want to say? It should be, I’m sorry it’s not, but at the end of the day. It’s your responsibility to make sure your documentation is in order.

    • jadedwench [they/them]@lemmy.dbzer0.com
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      3 days ago

      Not sure it is like this everywhere, but in my state it costs nothing to change your surname when getting married. Updating your social security card in this instance is also free. This is proof enough to vote. You do have to pay a small fee to change your name on your driver’s license/State id and pay around $130 for a passport.