Iowa Code

Iowa Code § 595.5 (2026)

Name change adopted

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1. A party may indicate on the application for a marriage license the adoption of a name change. The names used on the marriage license shall become the legal names of the parties to the marriage. The marriage license shall contain a statement that when a name change is requested and affixed to the marriage license, the new name is the legal name of the requesting party. 2. An individual shall have only one legal name at any one time. [C79, 81, §595.5] 88 Acts, ch 1142, §1; 95 Acts, ch 124, §15, 26; 99 Acts, ch 150, §1; 2001 Acts, ch 143, §7

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Cited in 4 cases (1 in the last 5 years), 2007–2022 · leading case: United States v. Kowal, 486 F. Supp. 2d 923 (N.D. Iowa 2007).

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United States v. Kowal, 486 F. Supp. 2d 923 (N.D. Iowa 2007). · cites it 6× “Iowa Code § 595.5 (2001). 8 .The court shall make findings regarding Defendant's purported name change in Part V(D) of this order.”

Braunschweig v. Fahrenkrog, 773 N.W.2d 888 (Iowa 2009). · cites it 2× “See generally Iowa Code § 595.5 (2) (“An individual shall have only one legal name at any one time.”

In re the Marriage of Heide (Iowa Ct. App. 2022). · cites it 2× “If she and Jeffrey had applied for a marriage license in Iowa, Iowa Code section 595.5 would allow her to change her name as part of that process.”

Joshua Richard Braunschweig Vs. Summer Rae Fahrenkrog, F/k/a Summer Rae Frank (Iowa 2009). · cites it 2× “8 generally Iowa Code § 595.5 (2) (“An individual shall have only one legal name at any one time.”

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