Minnesota § 518.27 NAME OF PARTY

Minnesota Statutes

§ 518.27 — NAME OF PARTY

Minnesota § 518.27

PartDOMESTIC RELATIONS

Ch. 518MARRIAGE DISSOLUTION

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Minn. Stat. § 518.27 (2026).

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Except as provided in section259.13, in the final decree of dissolution or legal separation the court shall, if requested by a party, change the name of that party to another name as the party requests. The court shall grant a request unless it finds that there is an intent to defraud or mislead, unless the name change is subject to section259.13, in which case the requirements of that section apply. The court shall notify the parties that use of a different surname after dissolution or legal separation without complying with section259.13, if applicable, is a gross misdemeanor. The party's new name shall be so designated in the final decree.

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Except as provided in section259.13, in the final decree of dissolution or legal separation the court shall, if requested by a party, change the name of that party to another name as the party requests. The court shall grant a request unless it finds that there is an intent to defraud or mislead, unless the name change is subject to section259.13, in which case the requirements of that section apply. The court shall notify the parties that use of a different surname after dissolution or legal separation without complying with section259.13, if applicable, is a gross misdemeanor. The party's new name shall be so designated in the final decree.