HOUSE BILL NO. 4794

June 26, 2019, Introduced by Reps. Wittenberg, Hoadley, Sneller, Ellison, Hood, Gay-Dagnogo, Lasinski, Haadsma, Elder, Brixie, Berman, Pagan, Wozniak, LaGrand, Stone, Manoogian, Guerra, Camilleri, Hammoud and Hope and referred to the Committee on Judiciary.

A bill to amend 1905 PA 299, entitled

"An act to provide for changing and determining the names of divorced women,"

by amending the title and section 1 (MCL 552.391).

the people of the state of michigan enact:

TITLE

An act to provide for changing and determining the names of divorced women.individuals.

Sec. 1. The circuit courts of this state, whenever a decree In a judgment of divorce, is granted, a court may, at the instance of the woman, request of a party, whether complainant plaintiff or defendant, decree to restore to her her the party that party's birth name, or the surname she the party legally bore prior to her before the marriage. to the husband in the divorce action, or allow her to adopt another surname if the change is not sought with any fraudulent or evil intent.

Enacting section 1. This amendatory act takes effect 90 days after the date it is enacted into law.