Sec. 2. (a) The petition described in section 1 of this
chapter must:
(1) if applicable, include the information required by section 2.5
of this chapter;
(2) in the case of a petition filed by a person described in section
2.5 of this chapter, be subscribed and sworn to (or affirmed):
(A) under the penalties of perjury; and
(B) before a notary public or other person authorized to
administer oaths; and
(3) be filed with the circuit court, superior court, or probate court
of the county in which the person resides.
(b) In the case of a parent or guardian who wishes to change the
name of a minor child, the petition must be verified, and it must state
in detail the reason the change is requested. In addition, except where
a parent's consent is not required under IC 31-19-9, the written consent
of a parent, or the written consent of the guardian if both parents are
dead, must be filed with the petition.
(c) Before a minor child's name may be changed, the parents or
guardian of the child must be served with a copy of the petition as
required by the Indiana trial rules.
[Pre-1998 Recodification Citation: 34-4-6-2.]
As added by P.L.1-1998, SEC.24. Amended by P.L.61-2010,
SEC.1; P.L.84-2016, SEC.160.
Notes of Decisions
Doe v. Holcomb (2018)
ca7 · cites it 5×
“%20Code%20%C2%A7%2034-28-2-2"> Ind. Code § 34-28-2-2 .”
In Re the Change of Name of Fetkavich (2006)
indctapp · cites it 8×
“" And Indiana Code Section 34-28-2-2(a) provides that "[a petition for name change] may be filed with the circuit court of the county in which the person resides.”
IN RE THE NAME CHANGE OF JANE DOE (2020)
indctapp · cites it 6×
“5, the majority read it in conjunction with its preceding section 2: 1 Seizing on the “if applicable” language of I.C. § 34-28-2-2, Herron asserts that this language should be implicitly read in conjunction with I.”
— Ind. Code § 34-28-2-2(a) — 3 cases
In Re the Change of Name of Fetkavich (2006)
indctapp
“" And Indiana Code Section 34-28-2-2(a) provides that "[a petition for name change] may be filed with the circuit court of the county in which the person resides.”
IN RE THE NAME CHANGE OF JANE DOE (2020)
indctapp
“5, the majority read it in conjunction with its preceding section 2: 1 Seizing on the “if applicable” language of I.C. § 34-28-2-2, Herron asserts that this language should be implicitly read in conjunction with I.”
— Ind. Code § 34-28-2-2(a)(1) — 1 case
— Ind. Code § 34-28-2-2(a)(l) — 1 case
— Ind. Code § 34-28-2-2(b) — 2 cases
In Re the Change of Name of Fetkavich (2006)
indctapp
“" And Indiana Code Section 34-28-2-2(a) provides that "[a petition for name change] may be filed with the circuit court of the county in which the person resides.”
— Ind. Code § 34-28-2-2(c) — 1 case
In Re the Change of Name of Fetkavich (2006)
indctapp
“" And Indiana Code Section 34-28-2-2(a) provides that "[a petition for name change] may be filed with the circuit court of the county in which the person resides.”
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