Massachusetts § 12 Petitions for change of name

Massachusetts Statutes

§ 12 — Petitions for change of name

Massachusetts § 12

Part IIREAL AND PERSONAL PROPERTY AND DOMESTIC RELATIONS

Title IIIDOMESTIC RELATIONS

Ch. 210ADOPTION OF CHILDREN AND CHANGE OF NAMES

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Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 210, § 12 (2026).

Text

Section 12. A petition for the change of name of a person may be heard by the probate court in the county where the petitioner resides. The change of name of a person shall be granted unless such change is inconsistent with public interests.

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