Bill Title: Amends the Code of Civil Procedure. Provides that a person who has received a judgment for dissolution of marriage or declaration of invalidity of marriage and wishes to change his or her name to resume the use of his or her former or maiden name is not required to provide notice by publication of the change of name. Makes conforming changes in the Illinois Marriage and Dissolution of Marriage Act and further provides that if a judgment contains a provision authorizing the person to resume the use of his or her former or maiden name, the person resuming the use of his or her former or maiden name is not required to file a petition for a change of name under the Code of Civil Procedure.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 2-0)

Status: (Passed) 2019-08-02 - Public Act . . . . . . . . . 101-0203 [SB1191 Detail]

Text: Latest bill text (Chaptered) [HTML]

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Sponsors

Name	Type	Sponsorship	District	Financial	Encyclopedia	Biography
Senator Cristina Castro [D]	Primary	Sponsored Bills	SD-022	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart
Representative William Davis [D]	Primary	Sponsored Bills	HD-030	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart

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