(a) Upon entering into a contract of marriage, a spouse may elect to retain his or her surname before marriage as his or her surname after marriage, or a spouse may elect to adopt any of the following surnames:

(1) the current surname of the other spouse;

(2) the surname of either spouse given at birth; (3) a combination of surnames; or
(4) either spouse may elect to hyphenate his or her surname with the surname of the other spouse.

(b) Upon entering into a contract of marriage, a spouse may elect to retain his or her middle name before marriage as his or her middle name after marriage, or a spouse may elect to adopt any of the following middle names:

(1) the current surname of either spouse;

(2) the surname of either spouse given at birth;

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(3) a combination of the spouse’s current middle name, and the current surname of the other spouse;

(4) a combination of the spouse’s current middle name and surname;

(5) a combination of the spouse’s current middle name and the spouse’s surname given at birth; or

(6) a combination of the spouse’s current middle name, and the other spouse’s surname given at birth.

(c) An election by a person to change his or her name pursuant to this Section shall serve as a record of the name change. A certified copy of a marriage certificate indicating a person’s new name, or retaining the former name, shall constitute proof that the use of the new name or retention of the former name is lawful.

SOURCE: CC § 64. R/R by P.L. 12-112 (Mar. 25, 1974). Amended by P.L. 29-037:1 (Oct. 25, 2007), and P.L. 33-065:6 (Aug. 25, 2015). Repealed and reenacted by P.L.
34-065:2 (Nov. 9, 2017), effective 180 days after enactment.

2017 NOTE: Before its repeal and reenactment by P.L. 34-065:2 (Nov. 9, 2017), this provision read as follows:

Upon entering into a contract of marriage a spouse may elect to retain his or her surname before marriage as his or her surname upon marriage. Upon entering into a contract of marriage, either spouse may elect to hyphenate his or her surname with the surname of the other spouse. Intention of the exercise of said election shall be indicated upon the marriage license application as provided for by § 3202 of this Title.