Sec. 1. Except as provided in section 1.5 of this chapter, the circuit courts, superior courts, and probate courts in Indiana may change the names of natural persons on application by petition. [Pre-1998 Recodification Citation: 34-4-6-1.] As added by P.L.1-1998, SEC.24. Amended by P.L.18-1998, SEC.1; P.L.44-2017, SEC.4.
Sec. 1.5. (a) The following definitions apply throughout this section: (1) “Lifetime sex or violent offender” means a person convicted of an offense that currently requires a person to register as a sex or violent offender for life under IC 11-8-8-19, regardless of the date the conviction was entered against the person or whether the […]
Sec. 2. (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 […]
Sec. 2.5. (a) If a person petitioning for a change of name under this chapter is at least seventeen (17) years of age, the person’s petition must include at least the following information: (1) The person’s date of birth. (2) The person’s current: (A) residence address; and (B) if different than the person’s residence address, […]
Sec. 3. (a) Upon filing a petition for a name change, the applicant shall give notice of the petition as follows: (1) By three (3) weekly publications in a newspaper of general circulation published in the county in which the petition is filed in court. (2) If no newspaper is published in the county in […]
Sec. 4. (a) Proof of the publication required in this chapter is made by filing a copy of the published notice, verified by the affidavit of a disinterested person, and when proof of publication is made, the court shall, subject to the limitations imposed by subsections (b), (c), and (d), proceed to hear the petition […]
Sec. 5. (a) A copy of the decree of the court changing the name of any natural person, certified under the seal of the court by the clerk of the court, is sufficient evidence of the name of the person, and of a change having been made, in any court of Indiana. (b) In the […]
