Oregon Marriage Laws | § 106.220 | Name Upon Entering Into Marriage; Legal Effect. Marriage Laws

Oregon Revised Statutes 106.220

Name upon entering into marriage; legal effect.

(1) Upon entering into marriage, either party may: (a) Retain the party’s middle name, if any, and surname prior to the marriage; (b) Retain the party’s middle name, if any, and change the party’s surname to the surname of the other party; (c) Either retain or remove the party’s middle name, if any, and change the party’s surname to one surname or a combination of surnames, or names within the surnames, of either or both parties, with or without a hyphen; (d) Change the party’s middle name, if any, to the party’s surname at birth or prior to the marriage; or (e) Add to the party’s middle name, if any, the party’s surname at birth or prior to the marriage and change the party’s surname to the surname of the other party. (2) Each party must indicate on the application, license and record of marriage the party’s name after marriage. (3) The name of each party after marriage as indicated on the application, license and record of marriage shall become the sole legal name of each party after marriage. If a party indicates a name change other than as described in subsection (1) of this section, the party shall request approval of the court pursuant to ORS 33.410. (4) As used in this section, “middle name” and “surname” mean a name that may consist of one or more different names.

[1975 c.733 §3; 1981 c.775 §7; 2007 c.703 §12; 2013 c.341 §1; 2015 c.425 §1]

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