Georgia Code
Chapter 12 - Name Change
§ 19-12-1. Petition for Name Change; Request by Victim of Family Violence or Human Trafficking; Notice of Filing; Consent of Minor’s Parents or Guardian

History. Ga. L. 1875, p. 103, § 1; Code 1882, § 1787a; Civil Code 1895, § 2495; Civil Code 1910, § 3014; Code 1933, § 79-501; Ga. L. 1943, p. 260, § 1; Ga. L. 1961, p. 129, § 1; Ga. L. 1973, p. 504, § 1; Ga. L. 1977, p. 1098, § 10; Ga. L. 1978, p. 1365, § 1; Ga. L. 2000, p. 1589, § 3; Ga. L. 2017, p. 571, § 1/HB 279; Ga. L. 2021, p. 100, § 1/SB 34.
The 2017 amendment, effective July 1, 2017, rewrote this Code section.
The 2021 amendment, effective July 1, 2021, added paragraph (a)(4); and inserted “or human trafficking” in paragraph (c)(1), in the first sentence of paragraph (c)(2), and in paragraph (c)(4).
Cross references.
Inclusion in judgment for divorce of provision for restoration of maiden or prior name, § 19-5-16 .
Amendment of certificates or reports, § 31-10-23.
Law reviews.
For note, “Big Brother is Watching: When Should Georgia Get Involved in Issues of Family Privacy to Protect Children’s Liberties?,” see 34 Ga. St. U. L. Rev. 819 (2018).

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