How to get a name change affidavit notarized online

Who signs, and which notarial act

You sign, as the person whose names differ. A spouse or relative signs only if the form asks for a second witness statement.

A jurat: the notary gives you an oath or affirmation on the call, and you sign after it.

Ask the recipient first

Only the person or office receiving the name change affidavit can say whether an electronic notarization works for them. Ask:

• Which agency or company asked for it, and do they have their own affidavit form?
• Do they accept an electronically notarized affidavit?
• Which names, spellings and dates do they want listed?
• Do they need supporting papers (a marriage certificate or court order) sent separately? A notary can't certify copies of those.

This isn't a legal name change. In New Jersey a change of name that isn't by marriage or divorce goes through the court. See name change in New Jersey. The affidavit only states facts about names you already use.

Doing it online, step by step

1. List every version of the name. Exactly as each appears on the records involved, with dates if the form asks.
2. Use your ID name to sign. Your photo ID should show the name you sign with in the session.
3. Book one signer. The session is short: an oath, a signature, the certificate.
4. Swear and sign. You swear or affirm the statement is true, then sign on screen.
5. Send it with your papers. Send the PDF with whatever supporting documents the office asked for.

Mistakes that stop the session

Signing with a name the ID doesn't show. The notary identifies you from the ID. Sign with the name on it, and list the others in the text.

Asking the notary to certify a marriage certificate. Certified copies of public records come from the office that keeps them.

Using it as a court name change. It doesn't change your legal name.

A form with no notary wording. If the form has no certificate, the office asking for it says whether it should be sworn.

What it costs

$40 for the session, plus $10 for each extra signer. Any other fee shows in the booking form before you confirm. If a witness is needed, a video witness can be added in the booking form at $40 each.

Open 7 am to 9 pm ET, every day, by appointment. Have a current photo ID, a device with a camera, and the unsigned PDF.

Signing from outside the U.S.? New Jersey allows it only when the document is for a U.S. court, agency or other U.S. entity, involves property in the U.S., or relates to a transaction substantially connected with the U.S., and signing isn't prohibited where you are (N.J.S.A. 52:7-10.10). Check your document.

Related

• Affidavit of identity and name discrepancy
• Name change in New Jersey
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Other documents notarized online

• Bill of sale
• Child travel consent letter
• Lease
• Promissory note
• Gift letter
• Residency affidavit
• Affidavit of identity
• Certification of trust

General information, not legal advice. We are not lawyers: we notarize, and we don't draft or explain documents. Whoever receives your document decides what it accepts, and we can't guarantee that any office or company will accept it. Updated November 8, 2026.