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    Default Re: Can a Parent Get a Court Order to Change a Child's Middle Name

    Such cases are rarely reported; but there's actually authority in Arkansas defining the legal standard for the court:
    Quote Quoting Poindexter v. Poindexter, 360 Ark. 538, 203 S.W.3d 84, 86-87 (2005).
    [I]n cases involving disputes over a child's first name or middle name, the circuit court, in determining the child's best interest, should consider at least the following factors:

    (1) the child's preference; (2) the effect of the change of the child's name on the preservation and development of the child's relationship with each parent; (3) the length of time the child has borne a given name; (4) the degree of community respect associated with the present and proposed names; (5) the difficulties, harassment, or embarrassment that the child may experience from bearing the present or proposed name; and (6) the existence of any parental misconduct or neglect.
    Although the child in Poindexter was just shy of six months old when the name change request was submitted to the court, with the best interest findings required for a child of any age, most of those factors will have little relevance to an infant.

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