What a shit and inefficient system you guys have there... UK you can renew it online and the system works pretty well. Never have to talk to anyone. There is a support number if something doesn't work or you need help too.

One of the many reasons my partner decided not to change their name. Something similar happened with their mother, so now they are paranoid(rightfully so) of it happening to them.

And getting any kind of medical treatment involving reproductive organs is always a fight since we live in a religious area and the hospital is primarily donated to by churches. They want a total hysterectomy due to severe pain/endo, and I swear if I hear "what will your future husband want" one more goddamn time I'm going to beat them with a rock. Medical treatment is already a nightmare for women.

We are married, and people assume since we have different last names I'm just a friend. And OBVIOUSLY every woman wants nothing more than to be an uneducated, subservient incubator that can't even drive themselves somewhere without a licensed chaperone... Right?

ITT screeching at hating women.

Dumb or not, your state id serves as the defacto federal id in lieu of a passport and as such is commonly used for id theft. Name changes are a common way to accomplish this.

God forbid we require a paper trail and people actually make copies of their name change documents as you are told to do when first changing the name.

I get how this could be a problem for an older women but this is easily avoidable and doesn’t have to be a thing. You also don’t have to change your name 🤷.

The save act working as intended.

Fucking medieval

... Aaaaaaaaaaaaaah. God I hope the people responsible will lose their keys. I wish their sleeves will get wet everytime they wash their hands. I hope their sexual partners will be disgusted by them. I hope their viagra causes massive discomfort. Because the people responsible must be old farts born in the 40ies. Did I scream in frustration yet? Let me do it again. Aaaaaaaah.

If it's just a renewal and she doesn't need Real ID you can get your license renewed at AAA. One near me is a lot easier than dealing with the DMV.

Is it common for the DMV to ask for marriage documents, divorce documents etc in the USA?

I don't get mine done as real id, nor does my wife.

I mean, I know I'm going to get flamed for this, but she's had over a decade to get the RealID license. The system sucks, but we've all had plenty of time.

Edit: Okay, apparently a handful of states weren't certified until a few years ago, but the point is she's had a lot longer than 6 months.