{"id":371720,"date":"2017-11-22T15:24:01","date_gmt":"2017-11-22T20:24:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/content.findlaw-admin.com\/ability-law\/state\/arkansas-law\/how-to-change-your-name-in-arkansas.html"},"modified":"2023-04-04T14:47:00","modified_gmt":"2023-04-04T19:47:00","slug":"how-to-change-your-name-in-arkansas","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.findlaw.com\/state\/arkansas-law\/how-to-change-your-name-in-arkansas.html","title":{"rendered":"How to Change Your Name and Gender Marker in Arkansas"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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How to Change Your Name and Gender Marker in Arkansas<\/h1>\n
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Are you getting married and want to use your spouse’s last name<\/a>? Considering divorce and switching back to your pre-marital name<\/a>? Arkansas has relatively straightforward processes for both of those situations.<\/p>\r\n

Other reasons for a name change include:<\/p>\r\n