{"data":{"id":"us-mi/mich.-comp.-laws-552.391","jurisdiction":"us-mi","citation":"Mich. Comp. Laws § 552.391","heading":"Divorced woman; change of name.","body":"Sec. 1.\n\nThe circuit courts of this state, whenever a decree of divorce is granted, may, at the instance of the woman, whether complainant or defendant, decree to restore to her her birth name, or the surname she legally bore prior to her marriage to the husband in the divorce action, or allow her to adopt another surname if the change is not sought with any fraudulent or evil intent.","path":["MI Code","Chapter 552","Act Act-299-of-1905"],"source_url":"https://www.legislature.mi.gov/Laws/MCL?objectName=mcl-552-391","current_through":"2026-08-14","vintage":"open-us-law v2026.08, retrieved 2026-09-14","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T18:32:31Z","sha256":"06fb889b76ecb80bfb09a1545c9e0b09e99d9ebc22091ea2b519cbdcaea94bc8","source_id":"us-mi","stale":false,"prev":"us-mi/mich.-comp.-laws-552.650","next":"us-mi/mich.-comp.-laws-552.151"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}