North Dakota Marriage Laws | § 14-03-20.2 | Middle Name Options. Marriage Laws

North Dakota Century Code 14-03-20.2

Middle name options.

1. One party or both parties to a marriage may elect to change the middle name by which that individual wishes to be known after the solemnization of the marriage by entering the new middle name in the space provided on the marriage license application. If an individual elects to change that individual's middle name, the middle name entry on the marriage license application or marriage license must consist of: a. The premarriage surname or former surname of that individual; Page No. 4 b. The premarriage middle name and the premarriage surname or former surname of that individual; or c. A hyphenated combination of the premarriage middle name and the premarriage surname or former surname of that individual. 2. Compliance with the middle name provisions of this section is sufficient to meet the satisfactory evidence requirements of section 39-06-07.1.

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