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urn: urn:us-la:rs:9:292
citation: "R.S. 9:292"
status: active
breadcrumb: "Title 9 › Code Preliminary Title › Code Book I › Code Title IV › Chapter 2 › Part I"
acts_citations:
  - { year: 2003, number: 852, section: 1, effective_date: null, role: enactment }
  - { year: 2004, number: 118, section: 1, effective_date: null, role: amendment }
---

# Surname of married person

Notwithstanding any other law to the contrary, a woman, at her option, may use her maiden name, her present spouse's name, or a hyphenated combination thereof. If widowed, divorced, or remarried, a woman may use her maiden name, the surname of her deceased or former spouse, the surname of her present spouse, or any combination thereof.