CHAPTER 163
H.P. 285 - L.D. 363
Be it enacted by the People of the State of Maine as follows:
Sec. 1. 18-A MRSA §1-701, as amended by PL 1997, c. 18, §2 and affected by §6, is repealed and the following enacted in its place:
§1-701. Petition to change name
(a) If a person desires to have that person's name changed, the person may petition the judge of probate in the county where the person resides. If the person is a minor, the person's legal custodian may petition in the person's behalf.
(b) The judge, after due notice, may change the name of the person. To protect the person's safety, the judge may limit the notice required if the person shows by a preponderance of the evidence that:
(1) The person is a victim of abuse; and
(2) The person is currently in reasonable fear of the person's safety.
(c) The judge shall make and preserve a record of the name change. If the judge limited the notice required under subsection (2), the judge may seal the records of the name change.
(d) The fee for filing the name change petition is $25.
Effective September 21, 2001, unless otherwise indicated.
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