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90_HB2477
750 ILCS 5/202.5 new
Amends the Marriage and Dissolution of Marriage Act.
Provides that, upon marriage, either party may assume the
surname of the other party, and if a party chooses to do so,
he or she shall be called and known by that name without
being required to petition for a name change under the Code
of Civil Procedure.
LRB9005897SMdv
LRB9005897SMdv
1 AN ACT to amend the Marriage and Dissolution of Marriage
2 Act by adding Section 202.5.
3 Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
4 represented in the General Assembly:
5 Section 5. The Illinois Marriage and Dissolution of
6 Marriage Act is amended by adding Section 202.5 as follows:
7 (750 ILCS 5/202.5 new)
8 Sec. 202.5. Name change. Upon marriage, either party
9 may assume the surname of the other party. If a party
10 chooses to do so, he or she shall be called and known by that
11 name without being required to petition for a name change
12 under the Code of Civil Procedure.