Kentucky Revised Statutes Title XXXV. Domestic Relations § 403.230.Legal separation; court may convert, to a decree of dissolution; restoration of former name

(1) No earlier than one year after entry of a decree of legal separation, the court on motion of either party shall convert the decree to a decree of dissolution of marriage.

(2) Upon request by a wife whose marriage is dissolved or declared invalid, the court may, and if there are no children of the parties shall, order her maiden name or a former name restored.