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Ind. Code § 34-28-2-2.5 (2026)

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     Sec. 2.5. (a) If a person petitioning for a change of name under this chapter is at least seventeen (17) years of age, the person's petition must include at least the following information:

(1) The person's date of birth.

(2) The person's current:

(A) residence address; and

(B) if different than the person's residence address, mailing address.

(3) The person's valid:

(A) Indiana driver's license number;

(B) Indiana identification card (as described in IC 9-24-16) number; or

(C) Indiana photo exempt identification card (as described in IC 9-24-16.5) number.

(4) A list of all previous names used by the person.

(5) Proof that the person is a United States citizen.

(6) A statement concerning whether the person holds a valid United States passport.

(7) A description of all judgments of criminal conviction of a felony under the laws of any state or the United States that have been entered against the person.

     (b) A petition under subsection (a) is subject to Indiana Rules of Court Administrative Rule 9.

As added by P.L.61-2010, SEC.2. Amended by P.L.197-2015, SEC.17.

 

Notes of Decisions
Cited in 5 cases, 2011–2020 · leading case: In Re the Name Change of John William Resnover & In Re the Name Change of John Arthur Herron, 979 N.E.2d 668 (Ind. Ct. App. 2012).
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In Re the Name Change of John William Resnover & In Re the Name Change of John Arthur Herron, 979 N.E.2d 668 (Ind. Ct. App. 2012). · cites it 48× “12 To avoid the rigid requirements of I.C. § 34-28-2-2.5, Herron suggests that we interpret the statute in conjunction with its preceding section 2, which reads, in pertinent part, Filing petition; procedure for change of name of minor Sec.”
In re the Name Change of A.L. & In re the Name Change of L.S., 81 N.E.3d 283 (Ind. Ct. App. 2017). · cites it 2× “” I.C. § 34-28-2-2.5(b). We must determine, therefore, whether L.”
In Re the Name Change of Jane Doe (Ind. Ct. App. 2020). · cites it 34× “citizens, per the trial court’s interpretation, is hidden in subsection (a)(5) of I.C. § 34-28-2-2.5, a statute that sets out information that must be included in the petition.”
Tarik Atum Re El v. Lake Circuit Court (mem. dec.) (Ind. Ct. App. 2018). · cites it 2× “I.C. § 34-28-2-2.5(a)(3). Re El included a Georgia identification card number; he did not include the number of a qualifying Indiana identification card.”
Worley v. Waddell, 819 F. Supp. 2d 826 (S.D. Ind. 2011). · cites it 2× “Because he has been convicted of a felony in the past ten (10) years, Plaintiff is not entitled to an automatic change of name, and he is also required to give notice in three (3) weekly publications in a newspaper of general circulation in the county in which the name change…”
Ind. Code § 34-28-2-2.5(a): 2 cases
In Re the Name Change of John William Resnover & In Re the Name Change of John Arthur Herron, 979 N.E.2d 668 (Ind. Ct. App. 2012). “12 To avoid the rigid requirements of I.C. § 34-28-2-2.5, Herron suggests that we interpret the statute in conjunction with its preceding section 2, which reads, in pertinent part, Filing petition; procedure for change of name of minor Sec.”
In Re the Name Change of Jane Doe (Ind. Ct. App. 2020). “citizens, per the trial court’s interpretation, is hidden in subsection (a)(5) of I.C. § 34-28-2-2.5, a statute that sets out information that must be included in the petition.”
Ind. Code § 34-28-2-2.5(a)(3): 3 cases
In Re the Name Change of John William Resnover & In Re the Name Change of John Arthur Herron, 979 N.E.2d 668 (Ind. Ct. App. 2012). “12 To avoid the rigid requirements of I.C. § 34-28-2-2.5, Herron suggests that we interpret the statute in conjunction with its preceding section 2, which reads, in pertinent part, Filing petition; procedure for change of name of minor Sec.”
Tarik Atum Re El v. Lake Circuit Court (mem. dec.) (Ind. Ct. App. 2018). “I.C. § 34-28-2-2.5(a)(3). Re El included a Georgia identification card number; he did not include the number of a qualifying Indiana identification card.”
Worley v. Waddell, 819 F. Supp. 2d 826 (S.D. Ind. 2011). “Because he has been convicted of a felony in the past ten (10) years, Plaintiff is not entitled to an automatic change of name, and he is also required to give notice in three (3) weekly publications in a newspaper of general circulation in the county in which the name change…”
Ind. Code § 34-28-2-2.5(a)(5): 1 case
In Re the Name Change of Jane Doe (Ind. Ct. App. 2020). “citizens, per the trial court’s interpretation, is hidden in subsection (a)(5) of I.C. § 34-28-2-2.5, a statute that sets out information that must be included in the petition.”
Ind. Code § 34-28-2-2.5(b): 1 case
In re the Name Change of A.L. & In re the Name Change of L.S., 81 N.E.3d 283 (Ind. Ct. App. 2017). “” I.C. § 34-28-2-2.5(b). We must determine, therefore, whether L.”
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