Re: What to Do if a Child's Name Change is Denied by the Court
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What they're asking for is to ADD A SECOND MIDDLE NAME and ya know? Both parents are requesting it, I can't see why a judge wouldn't allow it. I'm voting for error in the paperwork.
Agreed. There's no reason (unless the name is offensive in some way) why the court would deny the petition - I'm also voting error in paperwork.
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There's no reason a child can't have two middle names. If you don't believe me, take it up with George Herbert Walker Bush.
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Or Prince Charles, who has three middle names.
My father has two middle names. My brother has two middle names. Why is the concept so upsetting to you, Dis?
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But poor Bonnie Prince Charlie has no last name. I don't know what they do in the U.K. when you have a House instead of a surname....
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Four names doesn't bother me a bit. Hyphens can subject the child to ridicule though. Generally, the court considers whether such changes are in the child's best interest. I don't think OP has addressed that with the court.
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Or Prince Charles, who has three middle names.
My father has two middle names. My brother has two middle names. Why is the concept so upsetting to you, Dis?
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I'm still looking for where the OP said anything about a hyphen.
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I'm still looking for where the OP said anything about a hyphen.
There was nothing specific said about it. I just approached it from that point.
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Since she specifically referenced middle names, and since middle names are rarely if ever hyphenated, it seems like a great deal of fuss for something that is likely not even relevant.
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(And honestly, best interest only really becomes an issue when there's an objecting party - in the case of two parents in agreement, it's rarely raised as an issue unless the name is particularly obnoxious or offensive. Heck, the judges rarely even look that far if there are two parental sigs on the form!)