Delaware General Assembly

Signed 4/28/22

The General Assembly has ended, the current status is the final status.

1/6/22

Osienski

Sen. Gay

Reps. Baumbach, Carson, Heffernan, K. Johnson, Morrison, Wilson-Anton
Sen. Bonini, S. McBride, Pinkney, Sokola

AN ACT TO AMEND TITLE 10 OF THE DELAWARE CODE RELATING TO CHANGE OF NAME.

This Act repeals the requirement that individuals seeking to change their name publish notice of the petition for change of name in a newspaper published in the county in which the proceeding is had at least once a week for 3 weeks before the petition is filed. This provision does not exist in 20 other states, including our neighbors in New Jersey, Maryland, and Virginia, and serves to only add an additional financial barrier to those seeking to change their name.

83:295

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4/28/22

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