§ 674.6 — Notice — consent

Iowa § 674.6

• Jurisdiction: Iowa
• Title XV: JUDICIAL BRANCH AND JUDICIAL PROCEDURES
• Ch. 674: CHANGING NAMES

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1. If the petitioner is married, the petitioner must give legal notice to the spouse, in the
manner of an original notice, of the filing of the petition.
2. If the petition includes or is filed on behalf of a minor child fourteen years of age or
older, the child’s written consent to the change of name of that child is required.
3. Ifthepetitionincludesorisfiledonbehalfofaminorchildunderfourteen, bothparents
as stated on the birth certificate of the minor child shall file their written consent to the name
change. If one of the parents does not consent to the name change, a hearing shall be set on
the petition on twenty days’ notice to the nonconsenting parent pursuant to the rules of civil
procedure. At the hearing the court may waive the requirement of consent as to one of the
parents if it finds any of the following:
a. That the parent has abandoned the child.
b. That the parent has been ordered to contribute to the support of the child or to
financially aid in the child’s birth and has failed to do so without good cause.
c. That the parent does not object to the name change after having been given due and
proper notice.

Legislative History

[C73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §674.6; 81 Acts, ch 201, §3]