786.37 Change of name, notice of petition.
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786.37 Change of name, notice of petition.
(1)Before petitioning the court to change or establish a name, the petitioner shall publish a class 3 notice under ch. 985 stating the nature of the petition and when and where the petition will be heard.
(2)If the petition is for the name change of a minor under 14 years of age who has 2 living parents and if the petition is being made by one parent of the minor, the petitioner shall, in addition to publishing the notice under sub.
(1), serve a copy of the notice and petition on the nonpetitioning parent in the same manner as a summons is served under s. 801.11
(1). This subsection does not apply to a petition for the name change of a minor under 14 years of age made under s. 786.36
(c).