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flyingron
Well, I like to follow the law rather than personal opinion. The fact that the child has a name of a person uninvolved in their life doesn't by itself show it's in the best interest of the child. The parent had better do a better job of finding a reason other than I'm unhappy that I gave the child this name when his father never was interested in the child. You need to specifically show how the child is suffering from some disability with the current name and how that will be improved by the proposed change.
One needs to separate the parent's feelings about the name from what is actually happening to the child. I'd recommend she probably would need legal assistance on drafting this petition (and assistance in the actual hearing).