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S.D. Codified Laws § 21-37-4

Notice of hearing on change of name of person

Applied in 2 court decisions — leading case Ogle v. Circuit Court, Tenth (Now Sixth) Judicial Circuit (1975)

Most recently applied in In re Larson (August 1980)

Source: CCivP 1877, § 735; CL 1887, § 5557; RCCivP 1903, § 804; RC 1919, § 3043; Supreme Court Rule 568, 1939; SDC 1939 & Supp 1960, § 37.1002 (2); SL 2015, ch 123, § 1.

The petitioner shall give notice of the hearing on change of name of a person, stating the time and place and object thereof with the old and proposed names of the petitioner, by publishing the notice once each week for four successive weeks in any legal newspaper of the county of petitioner's residence. In any action where the change of name sought involves a minor child, the petitioner shall also give notice in the same manner as is required for service of a summons pursuant to § 15-6-4 to any parent that is not a party to the petition and whose parental rights have not been terminated.

Official source: South Dakota Legislature. Reproduced from public-domain South Dakota statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.