Iowa § 598.37 Name change

Iowa Statutes

§ 598.37 — Name change

Iowa § 598.37

Title XVJUDICIAL BRANCH AND JUDICIAL PROCEDURES

Ch. 598DISSOLUTION OF MARRIAGE AND DOMESTIC RELATIONS

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Iowa Code § 598.37 (2026).

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Either party to a marriage may request as a part of the decree of dissolution or decree
of annulment a change in the person’s name to either the name appearing on the person’s
birth certificate or to the name the person had immediately prior to the marriage. If a party
requests a name change other than to the name appearing on the person’s birth certificate
or to the name the person had immediately prior to the marriage, the request shall be made
under chapter 674.

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Either party to a marriage may request as a part of the decree of dissolution or decree
of annulment a change in the person’s name to either the name appearing on the person’s
birth certificate or to the name the person had immediately prior to the marriage. If a party
requests a name change other than to the name appearing on the person’s birth certificate
or to the name the person had immediately prior to the marriage, the request shall be made
under chapter 674.