Update a Legal Name Across Federal, State, Financial, and Employment Records

One folder, assembled once, reused by every later step. The packet needs four things:

• Certified final court order with the raised seal — the centerpiece. The clerk’s certified copy, never a photocopy and never just the file-stamped original.
• Amended birth certificate — the reissued version, if your state issued one after the change.
• Unexpired photo ID — your current license, state ID, or passport; it proves the old identity the order connects to.
• Current Social Security card — the old-name card; the replacement arrives later in this guide.