{"data":{"id":"us-ky/krs-403.230","jurisdiction":"us-ky","citation":"KRS 403.230","heading":"Legal separation -- Court may convert, to a decree of dissolution --","body":"Restoration of former name.\n(1) No earlier than one year after entry of a decree of legal separation, the court on\nmotion of either party shall convert the decree to a decree of diss olution of\nmarriage.\n(2) Upon request by a wife whose marriage is dissolved or declared invalid, the court\nmay, and if there are no children of the parties shall, order her maiden name or a\nformer name restored.","path":["KRS Chapter 403"],"source_url":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/law/statutes/statute.aspx?id=1460","current_through":"Includes enactments through the 2026 Regular Session","vintage":"09/05/2026","retrieved_at":"2026-09-05T20:59:29Z","sha256":"422f5c589906989d96158faa6e23628db13d97bb7fac14ebe24535bc33c3c047","source_id":"us-ky","stale":false,"prev":"us-ky/krs-403.220","next":"us-ky/krs-403.240"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}