Sec. 1. The circuit courts of this state, whenever a decree of divorce is granted, may, at the instance of the woman, whether complainant or defendant, decree to restore to her her birth name, or the surname she legally bore prior to her marriage to the husband in the divorce action, or allow her to adopt another surname if the change is not sought with any fraudulent or evil intent.
Mich. Comp. Laws § 552.391
Divorced woman; change of name
Applied in 1 court decision — leading case 71 Mich. App. 213 - Piotrowski v. Piotrowski (1976)
Most recently applied in 71 Mich. App. 213 - Piotrowski v. Piotrowski (September 1976)
1905, Act 299, Eff
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