{"data":{"id":"us-me/19-a-m.r.s.-1051","jurisdiction":"us-me","citation":"19-A M.R.S. §1051","heading":"Name change","body":"Upon the request of either spouse to change that person's own name, the court, when entering judgment for divorce:\n1.  Former name.  Shall change the name of that spouse to a former name requested; or\n2.  Any other name requested.  May change the name of that spouse to any other name requested.","path":["TITLE 19-A: DOMESTIC RELATIONS","PART 2: MARRIED PERSONS","CHAPTER 29: DIVORCE","SUBCHAPTER 4: CHANGE OF NAME"],"source_url":"https://legislature.maine.gov/statutes/19-A/title19-Asec1051.html","current_through":"October 1, 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-04T15:12:29Z","sha256":"21d39a1cb486db442109eab4add8759bbe4db8b2759583e02e34d9a3c5a640a8","source_id":"us-me","stale":false,"prev":"us-me/19-a-m.r.s.-1001","next":"us-me/19-a-m.r.s.-1501"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}