Minor name changes.

Plain English Breakdown

The official summary does not provide specific details about the requirements for all parents or guardians to sign the petition, but it implies that this is necessary based on the bill text.

Changes to Minor Name Changes

This law allows natural or adoptive parents and legal guardians of a minor child to change the child's name without public notice if all involved parties agree.

What This Bill Does

• Allows natural or adoptive parents and legal guardians to change a minor’s name without giving public notice if they sign the petition.

Who It Names or Affects

• Parents of minor children
• Legal guardians of minor children

Terms To Know

Petition

A formal request to a court for a change in someone's name.

Public notice

Announcing something officially so that everyone can know about it, like putting an announcement in the newspaper.

Limits and Unknowns

• The law only applies to minor children.
• It does not change how adults get their names changed.

Official Summary Text

Bill Summary - 24LSO-0304

Bill No.:

SF0123

Effective:

7/1/2024

LSO No.:

24LSO-0304

Enrolled Act No.:

SEA No. 0036

Chapter No.:

91

Prime Sponsor:

Kinskey

Catch Title:

Minor name changes.

Has Report:

No

Subject:

No public notice required for a minor child's name change.

Summary/Major Elements:

This bill allows parents or legal guardians to change a minor child's name without providing public notice of the name change if all parents or legal guardians sign the petition for the name change.
The above summary is not an official publication of the Wyoming Legislature and is not an official statement of legislative intent.

While the Legislative Service Office endeavored to provide accurate information in this summary, it should not be relied upon as a comprehensive abstract of the bill.

Current Bill Text

24LSO-0304

ORIGINAL Senate

File No
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SF0123

ENROLLED ACT NO. 36,

SENATE

SIXTY-SEVENTH LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF WYOMING
2024 Budget Session

AN ACT relating to the code of civil procedure; authorizing natural or adoptive parents or legal guardians to change a minor child's name without giving public notice of the name change; and providing for an effective date.

Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Wyoming:

Section 1
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W.S. 1
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103 is amended to read:

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103.

Notice to be given by publication.

Except in a proceeding in which the court has issued a confidentiality order pursuant to W.S. 35
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112 or any other court order allowing a party to maintain confidentiality of addresses, city or state of residence or other information identifying the residence of the party, public notice of the petition for a change of name shall be given in the same manner as service by publication upon nonresidents in civil actions. Upon good cause shown to the court
or if the petitioners are petitioning to change a minor's name and are the minor's natural or adoptive parents or legal guardians and all natural or adoptive parents or legal guardians sign the petition
, public notice shall not be required with respect to a petition for a change of name of a minor.

Section 2
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This act is effective July 1, 2024
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(END)

Speaker of the House

President of the Senate

Governor

TIME APPROVED: _________

DATE APPROVED: _________

I hereby certify that this act originated in the Senate.

Chief Clerk

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