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GA HB896
Bill
Status
Passed
4/22/2024
Primary Sponsor
Kimberly New
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AI Summary
- Allows a former spouse to petition the court by ex parte motion after a divorce to restore their legal surname to the given surname shown on their birth certificate, even if the name change was not requested in the original divorce pleadings
- Removes prior requirements that a name restoration request be filed before the entry of the divorce decree or within the same term of court, permitting the motion to be filed at any time after the divorce was finalized
- Eliminates the need for publication in a legal organ for postjudgment surname restoration, and permits the court to issue the order in chambers with or without a hearing
- Applies to motions filed on or after May 1, 2024
- Becomes effective upon the Governor's approval or upon becoming law without such approval
Legislative Description
Domestic relations; process by which individuals may change their married surname to previous surname following divorce; provide
Last Action
Effective Date 2024-04-22
4/22/2024
Committee Referrals
Judiciary2/22/2024
Judiciary1/11/2024
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