§ 34-28-2-2 — Filing petition; procedure for change of name of minor

(a) The petition described in section 1 of this
chapter must:
(1) if applicable, include the information required by section 2.5
of this chapter;
(2) in the case of a petition filed by a person described in section
2.5 of this chapter, be subscribed and sworn to (or affirmed):
(A) under the penalties of perjury; and
(B) before a notary public or other person authorized to
administer oaths; and
(3) be filed with the circuit court, superior court, or probate court
of the county in which the person resides.
(b) In the case of a parent or guardian who wishes to change the
name of a minor child, the petition must be verified, and it must state
in detail the reason the change is requested. In addition, except where
a parent's consent is not required under IC 31-19-9, the written consent
of a parent, or the written consent of the guardian if both parents are
dead, must be filed with the petition.
(c) Before a minor child's name may be changed, the parents or
guardian of the child must be served with a copy of the petition as
required by the Indiana trial rules.
[Pre-1998 Recodification Citation: 34-4-6-2.]

Legislative History

As added by P.L.1-1998, SEC.24. Amended by P.L.61-2010, SEC.1; P.L.84-2016, SEC.160.