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Ark. Code Ann. § 9-12-318 (2020)

Restoration of name

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In all cases when the court finds that either party is entitled to a divorce, the court may restore the wife to the name that she bore previous to the marriage dissolved.

History. Civil Code, § 462; C. & M. Dig., § 3512; Pope's Dig., § 4394; Acts 1947, No. 16, § 1; 1981, No. 302, § 1; A.S.A. 1947, § 34-1216.

Case Notes

Cited: Perrin v. Perrin, 9 Ark. App. 170, 656 S.W.2d 245 (1983).

Notes of Decisions
Cited in 1 case, 2005–2005 · leading case: Horton v. Horton, 211 S.W.3d 35 (Ark. Ct. App. 2005).
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Horton v. Horton, 211 S.W.3d 35 (Ark. Ct. App. 2005). · cites it 4× “I recognize that Ark.Code Ann. § 9-12-318 (Repl.2002) provides that the trial court "may" restore the wife's former name.”
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