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Ohio Rev. Code § 2717.02 (2026)

Application for change of name allowed

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August 17, 2021
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House Bill 7 - 134th General Assembly
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A person desiring to change the person's name may file an application in the probate court of the county in which the person resides.

Last updated May 21, 2021 at 10:04 AM

Notes of Decisions
Cited in 6 cases (6 in the last 5 years), 2021–2026 · leading case: In re Application for Corr. of Birth Record of Adelaide, 2022-Ohio-2053, 191 N.E.3d 530.
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In re Application for Corr. of Birth Record of Adelaide, 2022-Ohio-2053, 191 N.E.3d 530. · cites it 2× “In September 2021, Adelaide filed an application in the Clark County Probate Court for a change of name from Brian Edward Deboard to Hailey Emmeline Adelaide pursuant to R.C. 2717.02. The following month, Adelaide filed an application in a second case for correction of her birth…”
In re Application for Corr. of Birth Record of Adelaide, 2024-Ohio-5393, 252 N.E.3d 1. “Examples of noncontentious causes of action in Ohio include an application for change of name, R.C. 2717.02; an application for attorney fees in the administration of an estate, R.”
In re Name Change of Davis, 2021-Ohio-3879. “01(A)(1), which contained the venue provision at issue in this case, is now codified in substantially identical form at R.C. 2717.02. -4- Case No. 9-21-05 commitment of the plaintiff to the Lima State Hospital does not prove the establishment of residence [in Allen County] to…”
In re Application for Corr. of Birth Record of Adelaide, 2024-Ohio-5393, 252 N.E.3d 1. · cites it 2× “Examples of noncontentious causes of action in Ohio include an application for change of name, R.C. 2717.02; an application for attorney fees in the administration of an estate, R.”
In re E.M.T., 2025-Ohio-4638, 272 N.E.3d 720. · cites it 2× “13 provides that an application for change of name filed pursuant to R.”
In re Florjancic, 2026-Ohio-2328. “” R.C. 2717.02. Pertinent here, a name-change application must set forth the “reason for which the change of name is sought” and “the new requested name.”
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