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Oregon Revised Statutes Domestic Relations § 106.335

Current as of January 01, 2023 | Updated by Findlaw Staff

(1) Upon entering into a domestic partnership, either party to the domestic partnership may:

(a) Retain the party's middle name, if any, and surname prior to the domestic partnership;

(b) Retain the party's middle name, if any, and change the party's surname to the surname of the other party;

(c) Either retain or remove the party's middle name, if any, and change the party's surname to one surname or a combination of surnames, or names within the surnames, of either or both parties, with or without a hyphen;

(d) Change the party's middle name, if any, to the party's surname at birth or prior to the domestic partnership; or

(e) Add to the party's middle name, if any, the party's surname at birth or prior to the domestic partnership and change the party's surname to the surname of the other party.

(2) Each party must indicate on the Declaration of Domestic Partnership the party's name after domestic partnership.

(3) The name of each party after domestic partnership as indicated on the Declaration of Domestic Partnership shall become the sole legal name of each party after domestic partnership. If a party indicates a name change other than as described in subsection (1) of this section, the party shall request approval of the court pursuant to ORS 33.410.

(4) As used in this section, “middle name” and “surname” mean a name that may consist of one or more different names.

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