Before you move from your present address:

•Reading of gas, electric, and water meters.
•Cancel telephone, electric, newspaper, and other services and deliveries.
•Inform your utility companies of where you would like the final bills mailed.
•Have your refrigerator and other appliances services for the move.
• Contact the utility companies in the city you are moving.
•Ask them about necessary fees or deposits required for installation of services.
•Send change of address cards to your local post office, magazines, insurance companies, friends, and stores.
• Transfer your fire insurance on household goods or other insurance on personal possessions so that they will be covered at your new home and en route.
•Notify the principal of your children's school about your intended move.
•Get a letter from him/her covering the status of your children in school.
•Notify the pastor of your church that you are moving.
•Obtain birth records and baptism records of all family members.
•Get medical records.
•Transfer your checking and savings accounts.
•Have your present bank arrange credit references for establishing new accounts in your new town.
•Arrange for sufficient cash or traveler's cheques to cover the cost of expenses until you make banking connections in the city to which you are moving.
•Leave keys for your old property with your REALTOR or neighbors.

Once you move into your new address:

•Check on service of telephone, gas, water, and electricity 3-4 days before moving.
•Have your stove serviced-check pilot light(if gas).
• Check pilot on hot water heater and furnace.
•Have refrigerator, dishwasher, and television checked.
•Ask mailman for mail he may holding for your arrival.
• Have new address recorded on driver's license.
•Visit county offices at least thirty days before election and register to vote.
•Register car within five days after arrival in state or penalty may have to be paid when getting new license plates.
• Register family in your new place of worship.
•Register children in school.