Dawna M Redwan
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- Jurisdiction
- Massachusetts
Hi,
My Massachusetts ID expires on May 14, and I want to get a Real ID as a replacement, because in October, 2020 everyone is going to be required to have one. The Massachusetts Registry of Motor Vehicles requires a birth certificate with an official seal (I have), and proof of any name change from the name on it. I thought I'd try to get a copy of my marriage license as proof, but when I asked the town clerk for a copy, she told me the name on the marriage certificate differs from the name I've been using all these years. She saw that because the application to get a new marriage certificate included a scanned image of my Massachusetts ID.
I got married in Salem, NH in 1974. The name I always thought was my married and legal name is Redwan, but the Salem, NH town clerk told me the name on the marriage certificate is "Rudwan". I asked for the certificate to be sent to me anyway. I'm thinking that one possibility is to legally change my name to Redwan, and I looked at the form for changing my name in Suffolk District Court in Boston, MA, and the form needs to be notarized before sending it to the court. The ID I've been using has the name Dawna M Redwan on it. The name change document would have the name Rudwan to be changed to Redwan, and the notary when reading the document will see the difference between my ID name and theactual legal name Rudwan, therefore I don't believe I have any chance of getting the document notarized.
Is there any way around this problem?
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My Massachusetts ID expires on May 14, and I want to get a Real ID as a replacement, because in October, 2020 everyone is going to be required to have one. The Massachusetts Registry of Motor Vehicles requires a birth certificate with an official seal (I have), and proof of any name change from the name on it. I thought I'd try to get a copy of my marriage license as proof, but when I asked the town clerk for a copy, she told me the name on the marriage certificate differs from the name I've been using all these years. She saw that because the application to get a new marriage certificate included a scanned image of my Massachusetts ID.
I got married in Salem, NH in 1974. The name I always thought was my married and legal name is Redwan, but the Salem, NH town clerk told me the name on the marriage certificate is "Rudwan". I asked for the certificate to be sent to me anyway. I'm thinking that one possibility is to legally change my name to Redwan, and I looked at the form for changing my name in Suffolk District Court in Boston, MA, and the form needs to be notarized before sending it to the court. The ID I've been using has the name Dawna M Redwan on it. The name change document would have the name Rudwan to be changed to Redwan, and the notary when reading the document will see the difference between my ID name and theactual legal name Rudwan, therefore I don't believe I have any chance of getting the document notarized.
Is there any way around this problem?
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