District of Columbia Statutes
§ 16-915 — Change of name on divorce.
District of Columbia § 16-915
JurisdictionDistrict of Columbia
Title 16Particular Actions, Proceedings and Matters. [Enacted title]
Ch. 9Divorce, Annulment, Separation, Support, Etc.
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Bluebook
D.C. Code § 16-915 (2026).
Text
Upon divorce from the bond of marriage, the court shall, on request of a party who assumed a new name on marriage and desires to discontinue using it, state in the decree of divorce either the birth-given or other previous name which such person desires to use.
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Legislative History
Dec. 23, 1963, Pub. L. 88-241, § 1, 77 Stat. 562; Oct. 1, 1976, D.C. Law 1-87, § 18, 23 DCR 2544
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District of Columbia § 16-915, Counsel Stack Legal Research, https://law.counselstack.com/statute/dc/16-915.