Yes, a widow should submit the marriage certificate when applying for a fresh passport. The marriage certificate is required to verify the marital status of the applicant and establish the name change (if any) after marriage.
Take the name from your birth certificate.
This is not a problem. This happens when changing one's name upon marriage or petitioning for a court-ordered name change. You can show your marriage certificate or the court order. If not, then your drivers license will have to show the name shown on your birth certificate.
Yes
In states where same-sex marriage is legal, yes. The only legal name change document you need is your same-sex marriage certificate. There is no need to obtain a court ordered name change.
A copy of your marriage certificate should be enough to document the name change.
Yes. A "same-sex" marriage certificate is legal proof of name change in Alaska effective October 13, 2014.
Yes. Effective October 6, 2014, a same-sex marriage certificate is legal proof of name change in Oklahoma.
Yes. A "same-sex" marriage certificate is legal proof of name change in Arizona effective October 17, 2014.
Yes. A same-sex marriage certificate is legal proof of name change in Nevada starting October 6, 2014.
Yes but have your marriage certificate handy
Yes. Effective June 26, 2015, a same-sex marriage certificate is valid proof of legal name change in Tennessee.