[Update: Initially, this story stated that the couples having issues were from Osceola County, visiting an Osceola County SSA office. We were mistaken – the couples and office are both tied to Orange County. The story has been edited to reflect those corrections. -Ed.]
It looks like a few of Orange County’s newly-married same-sex couples are hitting a snag when they try to change their names.
Congressman Alan Grayson (D-FL) sent a letter to Carolyn Colvin, the commissioner of the U.S. Social Security Administration, stating that several couples who went to an Orlando social security office with name change requests after Jan. 6 were told their request was on hold.
“While the local SSA office that processes name changes is accepting applications, several people have been told that their application cannot be processed until the SSA updates its policies and reviews the legal standing of their marriage under Florida law,” Grayson’s letter reads. “If this review is in fact, needed, I urge you to complete it today. Too many Floridians have waited too long to become a family recognized by their own government. They should not have to wait one minute more to have their love acknowledged.”
Read the full letter: SSALetter
