401.020 Child, who may have name changed.
Both parents, provided both are living, or one (1) parent if one (1) is deceased, or if no <br>parent is living, the guardian, may have the name of a child under the age of eighteen (18) <br>changed by the District Court of the county in which the child resides. However, if one <br>(1) parent refuses or is unavailable to execute the petition, proper notice of filing the <br>petition shall be served in accordance with the Rules of Civil Procedure. If the child <br>resides on a United States Army post, military reservation or fort his name may be <br>changed by the District Court of any county adjacent thereto.
Effective: July 15, 1980 <br>History: Amended 1980 Ky. Acts ch. 259, sec. 27, effective July 15, 1980. -- Amended
1976 (1st Extra. Sess.) Ky. Acts ch. 14, sec. 396, effective January 2, 1978. -- <br>Amended 1974 Ky. Acts ch. 386, sec. 89. -- Amended 1968 Ky. Acts ch. 100, <br>sec. 13. -- Amended 1964 Ky. Acts ch. 155, sec. 1. -- Recodified 1942 Ky. Acts <br>ch. 208, sec. 1, effective October 1, 1942, from Ky. Stat. sec. 3718.
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