if you legally change your name does your credit follow your new name?

Question

is there a way to get a new social security number with the new name?

I'm changing my first and last name, I was wondering if my medical bills would follow me. A friend of mine had changed both her first and last name and her medical bills didnt follow her ( credit ), i was wondering if it was a fluke in the system and she got lucky.

Answer 1

Im thinking that it goes by social security number and not name. Your social security number (if u are in the us) is always the same.. the name may change for that number, but it is yours and no one elses..unless it is stolen. No matter what your name, in order for it to be your legal name, it has to be on your social security card. I am married but never updated my last name with social security.. each tax year, my w-2s and returns are all in my maiden name.

Unless you *find* a new social security card, your name change is not legal in the eyes of the government until you update with the social security administration.

**update** only legal way I know to get a new ss # is witness protection. But hey, you should probably see a financial advisor (not for profit) and see about filing brankruptcy if your bills are that bad. Take responsibility. If it were that easy to run and change names, don't you think everyone would be doing it?

Answer 2

You are not allowed to get a new S.S. #. The one you have is the one you will always have. I know this as I was the victim of identity theft and wanted to get a new S.S. #. While your credit reports are all based on your S.S. #, you should still check to make sure the correct information is on your report. My late sister had a fairly common name and found when she went to but a house that one of the credit bureaus had entered information from someone else with the same name. You do not need to inform the credit bureaus of your new name, however, you do need to contact all your creditors. So, yes, your credit will follow you even after your name change. Just check often to make sure someone else's credit isn't following you as well. The credit bureaus are notorious for making mistakes and they don't make it easy to get erroneous information off of your report. Best of luck to you.

Answer 3

Yes b/c it goes on your social security number,not your name.Believ me I have had 5 different last names!!

Answer 4

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Answer 5

You can keep your Social Security number. My husband changed his middle name, didn't have to change the number.

Now why do you want to get a new SS number?

Answer 6

once you have a SSN it follows you all of your life and you cannot change your social. so no changing your name will not do any good. If that were the case a lot of people would be changing their names.....Nice try though.

Answer 7

yes it does credit always follows you be it bad or good as they use your social security number to identify you.

Answer 8

Only if you notify, and provide proof of the legal name change to each and every one of your creditors.