Section 34-28-2-2 - Filing petition; procedure for change of name of minor(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.
Amended by P.L. 84-2016, SEC. 160, eff. 7/1/2016.As added by P.L. 1-1998, SEC.24. Amended by P.L. 61-2010, SEC.1.