Wisconsin Statutes (Last Updated: January 10, 2017) |
Chapter 767. Actions Affecting The Family |
SubChapter IV. ANNULMENT, DIVORCE, AND LEGAL SEPARATION |
Section 767.395. Name of spouse.
Latest version.
- Except as provided in s. 301.47 , the court, upon granting a divorce, shall allow either spouse, upon request, to resume a former legal surname, if any.
1975 c. 94
;
1979 c. 32
s.
50
; Stats. 1979 s. 767.20;
2003 a. 52
;
2005 a. 443
s.
78
; Stats. 2005 s. 767.395.
Women's names in Wisconsin: In Re Petition of Kruzel. MacDougall, 1975 WBB No. 4.