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What changed in HF 2720
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Section 1. Section 598.37, Code 2026, is amended to read as follows: 598.37 Name change.
3 unchanged passages
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a. Either party to a marriage may request as a part of the decree of dissolution or decree of annulment a change in the person’s name to either the name appearing on the person’s birth certificate or to the name the person had immediately prior to the marriage.
b. If a party requests a name change other than to the name appearing on the person’s birth certificate or to the name the person had immediately prior to the marriage, the request shall be made under chapter 674.
2. If a party requests a name change under subsection 1, paragraph “a”, the court shall issue a separate document evidencing the name change. The document shall not contain any other information relating to the decree of dissolution or decree of annulment.