Any person at least eighteen (18) years of age may have his or her name changed by the District Court of the county in which he or she resides. If he or she resides on a United States Army post, military reservation, or fort, his or her name may be changed by the District Court of any county adjacent thereto.
Effective: March 22, 2013

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History: Amended 2013 Ky. Acts ch. 89, sec. 1, effective March 22, 2013. — Amended
1976 (1st Extra. Sess.) Ky. Acts ch. 14, sec. 395, effective January 2, 1978. — Amended 1974 Ky. Acts ch. 66, sec. 1; and ch. 386, sec. 88. — Amended 1968 Ky. Acts ch. 100, sec. 12; and ch. 200, sec. 9. — Amended 1964 Ky. Acts ch. 155, sec. 1.
— Recodified 1942 Ky. Acts ch. 208, sec. 1, effective October 1, 1942, from Ky. Stat. sec. 3717.