458:24 Decree. –
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.
Source. 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.