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There is no cost to get a name change through the SSA. After you change your name with the SSA, you can then have your name changed on your driver license with the Florida Department of Highway Safety and Motor Vehicles (DHSMV). This you must do in person ? there's no online or mail-in option.

File your notarized Florida Name Change Petition with your local court. You will need to go to your county courthouse to file these documents with the Clerk of Court. There will be a fee to file the paperwork and the Clerk will assign you a case number.

You must file a Petition for Change of Name (Minors, Adult or Family) that can be obtained: In person at any Clerk of the Circuit Court & Comptroller location. Online at the Florida Courts website. It is important to include your name, address and telephone number on every document you file with the court.

Original: File with the Clerk at 175 N.W. 1st Avenue, 12th Floor at the NEW FILINGS window and pay the filing fee of $401.00 (payable by cash, money order or credit card). The Clerk will explain how to have your fingerprints taken.

What Florida name change forms do I need? Current Florida driver's license, permit or ID. Marriage certificate or court order. Proof of citizenship, such as a valid U.S. passport, birth certificate (either the original or a certified copy) or a certificate of naturalization (N-550 or N-570)

By state legislature, the filing fee for a legal name change is $401. This fee is applicable regardless of how minor or significant the name change is. Fingerprinting, if required, may be between $10 and $75. The criminal history background check is about $45.