> Civil registry is usually considered the source of truth The USA doesn’t really have a civil registry. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Civil_registration#Unite

> Civil registry is usually considered the source of truth The USA doesn’t really have a civil registry. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Civil_registration#United_States https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Civil_registration#United_Stat...: “In the United States, vital records such as birth certificates, death certificates, and frequently marriage certificates are maintained by the Office of Vital Statistics or Office of Vital Records in each individual state. Other documents such as deeds, mortgage documents, name change documents, and divorce records, as well as marriage certificates for those states not centralizing these records, are maintained by the clerk of court of each individual county. However, the term 'civil registry' is not used.” I think that means your marriage may be documented in county C1, your subsequent divorce in county C2, and your name change in county C3, none of which need be in your state of birth.