New Hampshire Statutes
§ 458:24 — Decree
New Hampshire § 458:24
JurisdictionNew Hampshire
Title XLIIIDOMESTIC RELATIONS
Ch. 458ANNULMENT, DIVORCE AND SEPARATION
SubdivisionChange of Name
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Bluebook
N.H. Rev. Stat. Ann. § 458:24 (2026).
Text
In any proceeding under this chapter, except an action for legal separation, the court may, when a decree of divorce or nullity is made, restore a former name of the spouse, regardless of whether a request therefor had been included in the petition.
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Legislative History
1905, 7:1. PL 287:21. RL 339:21. RSA 458:24. 1969, 314:1. 1971, 445:4. 1996, 32:6. 1998, 53:2. 2004, 114:2, eff. May 17, 2004.
Nearby Sections
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§ 458:1
Without Decree§ 458:11
Service on Correspondent§ 458:12
Insanity of Petitionee§ 458:13
Evidence of Marriage§ 458:14
Revision of Orders, Etc§ 458:15
Clerks' Returns§ 458:15-b
Financial Affidavits§ 458:15-c
Mediation§ 458:16-a
Property Settlement§ 458:16-b
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Bluebook (online)
New Hampshire § 458:24, Counsel Stack Legal Research, https://law.counselstack.com/statute/nh/458/458%3A24.