H.F. 2720 Section 1. Section 598.37, Code 2026, is amended to read as 1 follows: 2 598.37 Name change. 3 1. a. Either party to a marriage may request as a part of 4 the decree of dissolution or decree of annulment a change in 5 the person’s name to either the name appearing on the person’s 6 birth certificate or to the name the person had immediately 7 prior to the marriage. 8 b. If a party requests a name change other than to the name 9 appearing on the person’s birth certificate or to the name the 10 person had immediately prior to the marriage, the request shall 11 be made under chapter 674 . 12 2. If a party requests a name change under subsection 13 1, paragraph “a” , the court shall issue a separate document 14 evidencing the name change. The document shall not contain 15 any other information relating to the decree of dissolution or 16 decree of annulment. 17 EXPLANATION 18 The inclusion of this explanation does not constitute agreement with 19 the explanation’s substance by the members of the general assembly. 20 As part of a decree of dissolution or decree of annulment, 21 a party to a marriage may request a change in the person’s 22 name to either the name appearing on the person’s birth 23 certificate or to the name the person had immediately prior 24 to the marriage. This bill provides that if a party does so, 25 the court is required to issue a separate document evidencing 26 the party’s name change. The bill requires that the document 27 issued does not contain any other information relating to the 28 decree of dissolution or decree of annulment. 29 -1- LSB 6021HV (2) 91 lh/jh 1/ 1