Oklahoma Code § 12-1637

Title 12. Civil Procedure: Exclusiveness of statutory remedy
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After May 19, 1953, no natural person in this state may change
his or her name except as provided in Sections 1631 through 1635 of
this title and Section 90.4 of Title 10 of the Oklahoma Statutes and
Section 1-321 of Title 63 of the Oklahoma Statutes, other than by
marriage, as prescribed in Sections 5, 6, and 8 of Title 43 of the
Oklahoma Statutes, or by decree of divorce, as prescribed in Section
121 of Title 43 of the Oklahoma Statutes, or by adoption, as
prescribed in Section 7505-3.1 of Title 10 of the Oklahoma Statutes.
Added by Laws 1953, p. 57, § 7, emerg. eff. May 19, 1953.  Amended
by Laws 1986, c. 82, § 2, emerg. eff. April 3, 1986; Laws 2006, c.
311, § 1, emerg. eff. June 8, 2006.

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