Ark. Code Ann. § 9-2-101

Name change — Procedure

Applied in 4 court decisions — leading case Stamps v. Rawlins (1988)

Most recently applied in 92 Ark. App. 22 - Horton v. Horton (June 2005)

Acts 1851, §§ 1, 2, p. 72; C. & M

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(1) Upon the application of any person within the jurisdiction of the court, the circuit court shall have power, upon good reasons shown, to alter or change the name of the person.

(2) When application is made to the court under this section, it shall be by petition in writing embodying the reasons for the application.

(3) When allowed, the petition shall by order of the court be spread upon the record, together with the decree of the court.

(4) An appropriate order, as prescribed in this subsection, may be made by a circuit judge in vacation. This order shall have the same force and effect as if made at term time.

Current official text: Arkansas General Assembly. Digitized from the UniCourt Code Improvement Commission public-domain capture. Reproduced from public-domain Arkansas statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.