I got married last year and changed my name.
...How do I go about getting my name changed on all of my timeshare records? ... Will new papers need to be filed with each county? ... Do I need to use an intermediary to do it? ... Will there be a disconnect in timing if the name is changed on the deeds but not II right away?
First, congrats on the marriage. Have you reached that point yet where you look at your DH the first thing in the AM and say to yourself, "Damn, I could'a bought a TS instead?"
When my wife and I married, she took such joy in shortening her name from 11 letters + 4 syllables to only 5 letters + 1 syllable that it seemed to be the principal reason she married me. ... Seriously. But to get to the point...
To change your name on the resort records and with II, all you should need to do is send them a copy of you M/L (they may want a certified copy) with a cover letter requesting that they change their records. You should also do this for Social Security, drivers license, and every business or financial institution who you want to use your new name.
No papers or deeds need to be filed in the county records. No one will check them, until you attempt to dispose of the TS's, at which time you will likely be asked to supply the M/L and an affidavit of identity.
HOWEVER, if you want to add your new hubby's name as a joint owner of the TS's, perhaps with right of survivorship, then yes, you will need to file new deeds -- quitclaim deeds -- in which you identify yourself both under your former name and married name, both as a grantor and grantee. Any lawyer or title company can do this for you, if you cannot handle it yourself.
When we married, my wife and I owned a house together. We quitclaimed the property from ourselves as "single persons" to ourselves as "husband and wife," in order to create a marital tenancy.
