The court, upon the granting of final judgment of divorce or an order of separate maintenance, may allow a party to resume a former surname or the surname of a former spouse. HISTORY: 1962 Code Section 20-117; 1952 Code Section 20-117; 1949 (46) 216; 1998 Act No. 431, Section 1, eff June 23, 1998.
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