Married girls

Wait... how long was your HM that you got it right away?

Our wedding was 2 1/2 weeks ago (18 days according to my counter) and I still haven't gotten ours and I need it!!! My dad's friends are already complaining we haven't deposited the checks, and we can't until we have a joint account!

Ack. I thought it was about 3 weeks until you get it...

we got ours within days of our wedding..... actually it is postmarked 7/16/09 and we got married 7/11/09 and we live in buffalo and got our marriage license here.

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Posted by IrishBrideASmiling

Our marriage certificate was sitting in my mailbox when we came home from our HM. I changed my name with SS the very next day. I tried the DMV but the line was too long so I gave up ha ha! Havent done that yet.

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Same here. I even went to the DMV the same day but now I have to go back to change my name on the title and insurance card

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Posted by springsandra

Wait... how long was your HM that you got it right away?

Our wedding was 2 1/2 weeks ago (18 days according to my counter) and I still haven't gotten ours and I need it!!! My dad's friends are already complaining we haven't deposited the checks, and we can't until we have a joint account!

Ack. I thought it was about 3 weeks until you get it...

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You know you can open the joint account under your old name and then change it once you have changed it officially. We already did that and we're not even married yet.

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Posted by Margarita

You know you can open the joint account under your old name and then change it once you have changed it officially. We already did that and we're not even married yet.

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The nice lady at the bank told me this yesterday too.

We're going today on DH's lunch break to bank of america here to open the account.

I still wish I had my marriage license so I could go and get my new NC driver's license and get going on the missnowmrs.com stuff, but I'll do it when it comes... they say patience is a virtue, right?

Thanks for the advice!

we got ours when we got back from the honeymoon!

i changed my name at the huntington DMV. there is BARELY ever a line there.

haven't done it at SS yet!!

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Posted by springsandra

Wait... how long was your HM that you got it right away?

Our wedding was 2 1/2 weeks ago (18 days according to my counter) and I still haven't gotten ours and I need it!!! My dad's friends are already complaining we haven't deposited the checks, and we can't until we have a joint account!

Ack. I thought it was about 3 weeks until you get it...

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It's not worth it at this point, but for girls who are not yet married...you can open a joint account in your maiden name. Any checks made out to your married name just have to be double-endorsed until you can change the name on your bank account.

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Posted by FutureMrsC

Thats good to know b/c my job requires that the name change be made w/in 30 days of the wedding...just wanted to make sure social security can do it that quickly. Thanks!!

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How can your job require when you change your name? Some girls don't change their name for years! I think the 30 days probably has to do with changing your benefits.

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Posted by FutureMrsC

Thats good to know b/c my job requires that the name change be made w/in 30 days of the wedding...just wanted to make sure social security can do it that quickly. Thanks!!

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Social Security will give you a paper stating you have changed your name on the day you go. It takes a couple of weeks until you get the new card.. I gave my HR that paper that SS office gave me and it was fine.
You should be able to give them a copy of that paper .

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Posted by springsandra

Wait... how long was your HM that you got it right away?

Our wedding was 2 1/2 weeks ago (18 days according to my counter) and I still haven't gotten ours and I need it!!! My dad's friends are already complaining we haven't deposited the checks, and we can't until we have a joint account!

Ack. I thought it was about 3 weeks until you get it...

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Why can you open a join account without it? FH and I have a joint account at the bank and they said we can deposit if it says Mr. & Mrs. so and so as long as it matches one of our last names..

The day after we can back from my HM it was sitting in out mailbox. It was exciting!!

We went today and opened the joint account, but it has my maiden name on it since we still don't have our marriage license. If I had known it was going to be this much of a difference (6 weeks vs. 2 weeks) I would've gone on Long Island instead of to Brooklyn for the license! Oh well.

I may just go by Borough Hall in Brooklyn to get a copy of my marriage license when I get back to Brooklyn next week so I can get started on changing things, since the license is supposed to be sent to NC and I'll be back in NY for 2 weeks for my mom's surgery. This is kinda a pain. I'm sorta frozen as far as getting things done.

our bank took a copy of the signed marriage licence as proof and for my name change on the bank accounts
i would call and ask if they will accept that if you have it