Full question:
I’m a resident of Michigan and am planning to get a divorce from my husband. How do restore my maiden name after the divorce?
- Category: Divorce
- Date:
- State: Michigan
Answer:
Yes. In Michigan, you make a request with the court to restore or revert back to your maiden name or the name you bore prior to marriage whenever a decree for divorce is granted. The court may upon request, allow the wife to restore to her birth name or the surname she legally bore prior to her marriage. The court may also allow the wife to adopt another surname with the restriction that the change of name or surname is for any evil or fraudulent intent.MCLS §552.391 reads:
“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 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.”
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