AN ACT relating to posthumous name changes.

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: February 6, 2025

Last action: February 12, 2025

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This bill would allow a family member to legally change the name of a deceased person after death in specific circumstances. It applies when 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 petition for this name change, with a set order of priority determining which relative may do so. Who it may affect: family members of a deceased person whose name was tied to a spouse accused of causing their death.

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