HB434
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Amend KRS 401.010 to allow a family member of a deceased person to posthumously change the deceased person's name if the name is the result of marriage to a person arrested for or charged with committing an offense intentionally, knowingly, or wantonly, which resulted in the death of the deceased; provide that the order of priority of family members is the same as in KRS 367.93117.
Introduced: January 20, 2026
Last action: January 28, 2026
Plain-language summary
This bill would allow certain family members to legally change the name of a deceased person after death. It applies in cases where the deceased person's name came from a marriage to someone who was arrested for or charged with causing that person's death. Family members would be able to request this name change through a court process, with a set order determining which family members have priority to make the request. Who it may affect: family members of deceased individuals whose name reflects a marriage to a person charged with or arrested for causing their death.
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