HB-5513, As Passed House, January 22, 2008

HOUSE BILL No. 5513

December 4, 2007, Introduced by Reps. Byrnes, Bieda, Tobocman, Meadows and Alma Smith 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 the party's birth

name, or the surname she the party legally bore prior to her the

marriage, to the husband in the divorce action, or allow her the

party to adopt another surname if the change is not sought with any

fraudulent or evil intent.