Q: I have 2 different last names listed on various legal docs, one under Smith and another under Williams.
I can’t renew my state ID card because the name on my ID is different from my Social Security Card. At the Social Security Admin office, they won’t change my legal name on SS Card without a valid, unexpired ID. Customer service representatives from both Texas DPS and SSA office told me that there’s nothing they can do. They suggested changing my legal name at the court, but I can’t do that either without a valid ID.
John Smith
- Birth certificate
- Texas State ID card (expired)
- Texas Voter Registration card (current)
- School diploma but no ID
- High School Transcript
John Williams
- Social Security card
- School record, report cards, but no ID
Social security admin will not help since my I.D is expired, and DPS will not renew my I.D since my Social security card has a different last name.
A: Retain a lawyer, I am ot sure how you used names but everything has a solution,
Justia Ask a Lawyer is a forum for consumers to get answers to basic legal questions. Any information sent through Justia Ask a Lawyer is not secure and is done so on a non-confidential basis only.
The use of this website to ask questions or receive answers does not create an attorney–client relationship between you and Justia, or between you and any attorney who receives your information or responds to your questions, nor is it intended to create such a relationship. Additionally, no responses on this forum constitute legal advice, which must be tailored to the specific circumstances of each case. You should not act upon information provided in Justia Ask a Lawyer without seeking professional counsel from an attorney admitted or authorized to practice in your jurisdiction. Justia assumes no responsibility to any person who relies on information contained on or received through this site and disclaims all liability in respect to such information.
Justia cannot guarantee that the information on this website (including any legal information provided by an attorney through this service) is accurate, complete, or up-to-date. While we intend to make every attempt to keep the information on this site current, the owners of and contributors to this site make no claims, promises or guarantees about the accuracy, completeness or adequacy of the information contained in or linked to from this site.
