Application for change of name of a person may be heard and determined by the probate court or, if the circuit court is not the probate court, the circuit court if its jurisdiction has been extended to include this section pursuant to ORS 3.275 of the county in which the person resides. The change of name shall be granted by the court unless the court finds that the change is not consistent with the public interest.
ORS 33.410
Applied in 6 court decisions — leading case 82 Or. App. 688 - Gleason v. Michlitsch (1986)
Most recently applied in 322 Or. App. 604 - Weaver (November 2022)
Amended by 1967 c.534 §11; 1975 c.733 §1
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