Easy Name Change pairs a $45 instant-download kit with an $85 package printed and mailed to the customer. A useful alternative comparison looks at the included paper supplies, the 60-day refund terms, and the privacy policy’s 90-day limit on keeping the data used to complete forms. This comparison separates the paperwork from delivery extras and service boundaries so you can choose by fit.
Disclosure: Name Change Works publishes this comparison and makes one of the two products described on this page.
The homepage presents a practical time-saving message and organizes its reason menu around marriage, divorce, and legal changes. Its published package descriptions say: The Print at Home Kit is supplied as an instant download. The Printed & Posted Kit sends personalized materials, stamped envelopes, and a folder to the buyer. The homepage describes ready-to-send forms for the selected reason.
Name Change Works delivers an ordered checklist; a pre-filled SS-5 with sensitive-number fields left blank; state-specific DMV instructions and official links; a pre-filled state DMV form where the kit has a verified form; passport form guidance selected from the buyer’s answers; notification letters for the organizations the buyer names. It states these limits: Prepaid mailing envelopes, passport photos, and an assigned advisor are not included. The service does not draft, file, or support court petitions. Completed forms are not inspected before the buyer submits them. A printed copy is not currently offered.
| Comparison point | Easy Name Change | Name Change Works |
|---|---|---|
| Entry price | $45 for the Print at Home Kit | Digital, one-time purchase: $49 |
| Mailed option | $85 for the Printed & Posted Kit | A printed copy is not currently offered |
| Situations served | Marriage, divorce, and legal name changes | After a marriage, a divorce or annulment that restores a former name, or a name change a court has already granted |
| State forms | The homepage describes personalized ready-to-send forms | a pre-filled state DMV form where the kit has a verified form |
| Mailing envelopes | Stamped envelopes are included with the mailed kit | Prepaid mailing envelopes are not included |
Name Change Works focuses on an ordered checklist; a pre-filled SS-5 with sensitive-number fields left blank; state-specific DMV instructions and official links; a pre-filled state DMV form where the kit has a verified form; passport form guidance selected from the buyer’s answers; notification letters for the organizations the buyer names. Digital costs $49 as a one-time purchase. A printed copy is not currently offered for purchase. Prepaid mailing envelopes, passport photos, and an assigned advisor are not included. The service does not draft, file, or support court petitions. Completed forms are not inspected before the buyer submits them. A printed copy is not currently offered. If an agency returns a form from the kit, that form can be prepared again at no charge for one year.
The homepage lists $45 for the Print at Home Kit and $85 for the Printed & Posted Kit as of September 15, 2026.
Its homepage reason menu lists marriage, divorce, and legal name changes.
Its privacy policy says form-completion data is kept for 90 days, then deleted. The company says it cannot provide a duplicate kit after that deletion.
The refund page allows requests within 60 days. For the physical kit, a full refund is available only before shipment; after shipment, $20 is deducted for postage and handling.
Verifies the live package prices, self-serve entry, delivery choices, situations menu, positioning, founding year, and customer claim.
Verifies the 60-day refund request window and the physical-kit postage deduction after shipment.
Verifies indefinite retention of basic contact data, deletion of form data after 90 days, duplicate-kit limits, and deletion on request.
The public pricing page reads its one-time tier prices from the server billing authority.
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