{"data":{"id":"us-dc/d.c.-code-16-2501","jurisdiction":"us-dc","citation":"D.C. Code § 16-2501","heading":"Application; persons who may file.","body":"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.","path":["Title 16. Particular Actions, Proceedings and Matters. [Enacted title]","Chapter 25. Change of Name or Gender."],"source_url":"https://code.dccouncil.gov/us/dc/council/code/sections/16-2501","current_through":"2026-08-20 (D.C. Law 26-175)","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-29T05:44:07Z","sha256":"9c7ec12fa9af4beb53373cec0bde76b0a5175ec89d407843824b5553a211404e","source_id":"us-dc","stale":false,"prev":"us-dc/d.c.-code-16-2399.37","next":"us-dc/d.c.-code-16-2502"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}