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735 ILCS 5/21-105

(735 ILCS 5/21-105)
Sec. 21-105. Invalidity of common law name changes.

Common law name changes adopted in this State on or after July 1, 2010 are invalid. All name changes shall be made pursuant to marriage or other legal proceedings.

(Source: P.A. 96-1231, eff. 7-23-10.)