O.C.G.A.

O.C.G.A. § 19-3-33.1 (2019)

Use of surname in application for marriage license

✓ O.C.G.A. — 2019 edition (Public.Resource.Org Release 73)

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(a) The form for application for marriage licenses shall be designed and printed in such a manner that applicants therefor shall designate the surnames which will be used as their legal surnames after the marriage is consummated. The legal surnames shall be designated as provided in subsection (b) of this Code section.

(b) A spouse may use as a legal surname his or her:

(1) Given surname or, in the event the given surname has been changed as provided in Chapter 12 of this title, the surname so changed;

(2) Surname from a previous marriage;

(3) Spouse’s surname; or

(4) Surname as provided in paragraph (1) or (2) of this subsection in conjunction with the surname of the other spouse.

History

Code 1933, § 53-202.1, enacted by Ga. L. 1982, p. 950, § 1; Code 1981, § 19-333.1, enacted by Ga. L. 1982, p. 950, § 2; Ga. L. 1996, p. 373, § 1.

Annotations

Law reviews. For survey article on domestic relations, see 34 Mercer L. Rev. 113 (1982).

Notes of Decisions

Cited in 1 case, 1985–1985 · leading case: Warren v. State, 336 S.E.2d 221 (Ga. 1985).

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Warren v. State, 336 S.E.2d 221 (Ga. 1985). · cites it 2× “Couples who contemplate marriage today may choose either spouse’s surname or a combination of both names for their married *155 surname, OCGA § 19-3-33.1. No longer is a wife’s domicile presumed to be that of her husband, OCGA § 19-2-3 and no longer is the husband head of the…”

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