{"data":{"id":"us-ga/o.c.g.a.-19-5-16","jurisdiction":"us-ga","citation":"O.C.G.A. § 19-5-16","heading":"Restoration of maiden or prior name.","body":"In all divorce actions, a party may pray in his pleadings for the restoration of a maiden or prior name. If a divorce is granted, the judgment or decree shall specify and restore to the party the name so prayed for in the pleadings.","path":["TITLE 19 Domestic Relations","CHAPTER 5 Divorce"],"source_url":"https://archive.org/download/gov.ga.ocga.2018/release86.2022.11/gov.ga.ocga.title.19.odt","current_through":"Release 86 (2022-11)","vintage":"Public.Resource.Org bulk O.C.G.A., Release 86 (2022-11), retrieved 2026-09-17","retrieved_at":"2026-09-17T19:34:57Z","sha256":"47e2d70fea2c9822703a05eea25f61c2a3ec4b6ea9025348aba100ca2597d812","source_id":"us-ga","stale":false,"prev":"us-ga/o.c.g.a.-19-5-15","next":"us-ga/o.c.g.a.-19-5-17"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}