D.C. Code § 16-2501

Current through codified legislation effective September 18, 2024

Section 16-2501 - Application; persons who may file

Whoever, being a resident of the District and desiring a change of name, may file an application in the Superior Court setting forth the reasons therefor and also the name desired to be assumed. If the applicant is an infant, the application shall be filed by his parent, guardian, or next friend.

D.C. Code § 16-2501

Dec. 23, 1963, 77 Stat. 595, Pub. L. 88-241, § 1; July 29, 1970, 84 Stat. 560, Pub. L. 91-358, title I, § 145(i).

D.C. Law 20-37 added "or Gender" at the end of the chapter heading.

Adopted persons, change of name, see § 16-312. Superior court, jurisdiction, see § 11-921. .