NewlyNamed combines a downloadable name-change package, a mailed box, and a higher-priced bundle that adds estate documents. Alternatives can be compared by whether the buyer wants paper delivery, prepaid envelopes, a wider life-document bundle, or a digital kit focused on the downstream name updates. 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 leads with “Name Change Made Simple” and presents name-change packages beside estate-document products. Its published package descriptions say: The entry package supplies an instant PDF with auto-filled applications and instructions. The Box adds a physical kit delivered to the buyer and prepaid mailing envelopes. The Starter Set adds estate documents for both partners with print or download delivery.
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 | NewlyNamed | Name Change Works |
|---|---|---|
| Entry price | $49 for Print At Home | Digital, one-time purchase: $49 |
| Mailed option | $99 for the NewlyNamed Box | A printed copy is not currently offered |
| Situations served | Marriage, divorce, and court-ordered first, middle, or last name changes | After a marriage, a divorce or annulment that restores a former name, or a name change a court has already granted |
| Support | Unlimited support is listed with Print At Home | An agency-rejected form can be prepared again at no charge for one year |
| Mailing envelopes | Prepaid mailing envelopes are included with the Box | 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 packages page lists Print At Home at $49, the NewlyNamed Box at $99, and the Starter Set at $219, marked from $278.
Yes. Its packages page lists marriage, divorce, and legal name changes, including court-ordered first- or middle-name changes.
The $99 NewlyNamed Box adds a physical kit delivered to the buyer, prepaid mailing envelopes, and no printing requirement.
The packages page references a happiness policy, but the exact refund terms were not found on the pages checked on September 15, 2026.
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