Name change after marriage

[analyst123]

1. Has anyone seen the "Name Change Election" form ?

Google
"Application to change an adult's name" leads you to PDF which mentions ----> "Name Change Election" form

http://www.forms.ssb.gov.on.ca/mbs/ssb/forms/ssbforms.nsf/GetFileAttach/007-11155E~3/$File/11155E.pdf

 

[k.h.p.]

Have you just been married and wish to take your husband's name?

 

[analyst123]

Have you just been married and wish to take your husband's name?

Yes

 

[k.h.p.]

Yes

If you want to take your husband's name on a driver's license or health card, all you need to do is go to a Service Ontario centre with a marriage certificate. They will change them for you. You don't need to go through the process of a name change. Those pieces of ID can be used to change everything else.

It's called "assuming" a married name. The only supporting documentation you need is your marriage certificate. See here: https://www.ontario.ca/page/change-your-last-name

Electing to change your name changes everything, including your birth records.