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An Act To Amend the Law Governing Name Changes
Be it enacted by the People of the State of Maine as follows:
Sec. 1. 18-C MRSA §1-701, sub-§2, ¶A, as enacted by PL 2017, c. 402, Pt. A, §2 and affected by Pt. F, §1, is repealed.
 
SUMMARY
This bill amends the law governing name changes to allow a probate judge to limit the notice requirement for anyone who shows by a preponderance of the evidence that the person seeking the name change is in reasonable fear of the person's safety, not just for domestic abuse victims.