2025 House Bill 4612

Family law: marriage and divorce; certain references in provision for name change upon solemnization; make gender neutral.

A bill to amend 1905 PA 299, entitled “An act to provide for changing and determining the names of divorced women,” by amending the title and section 1 (MCL 552.391).

Mackinac Center Analysis

This is part of a package of bills designed to make language in our state laws gender neutral such as in the establishment of inheritance rights, divorce settlements or workers compensation to name a few sections that will be amended.