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Name Change
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Nonprofit Law Prof Blog
California Court Rejects $1.7 Billion Name Change Lawsuit Against Hastings
The San Francisco Chronicle reports (subscription required) a California trial court ruled this week the claims by plaintiffs challenging the decision of Hastings College of Law to rename itself UC…
Minnesota Divorce & Family Law Blog
Name Change in Divorce
When a couple gets divorced, both parties have an opportunity to change their name. Either party may change their name, whether or not they have been known by one or…
Kogut & Wilson Blog
Requirements and Process of Changing Your Name in Illinois
After a major life event, such as marriage, divorce or adoption, a name change can signify the start of a new life or closing of the previous chapter. Though many…
Legal Profession Blog
DENIED: The Names The Same
The North Dakota Supreme Court summarily affirmed the denial of a name change on the grounds that it was already a fait accompliShane Lance Yates and Amy Jo Yates (“Petitioners”)…
A Lawyer's Blog
AFTER DIVORCE, CHILD WANTS TO CHANGE LAST NAME
MATTER OF DZ (" G"), 2021 NY Slip Op 21282 - Suff Co. Supreme Court 2021:"JAMES HUDSON, J.The Petitioner and Respondent have two different last names that both begin with…
NJ Family Legal Blog
Good Cause to Seal Name Change Applications for Transgender Litigants
Prior to September 1, 2021, name change applications were required to be made public both upon request for inspection (Rules 1:2-1, 1:38-1) and by way of a publication requirement in…
A Lawyer's Blog
CHILD OF DIVORCE WANTS TO CHANGE HER LAST NAME
Here the parent/child relationship was so estranged that the child, now a teenager, wanted to have her last name changed.MATTER OF DZ (" G"), 2021 NY Slip Op 21282 -…
Legal Profession Blog
DENIED!
The North Dakota Supreme Court has affirmed the denial of a requested name changeShane Lance Yates and Amy Jo Yates petitioned the district court to change their respective names from…
Kowalski Family Law Blog
Changing Your Name After Divorce
This reminds us: while you may choose a more traditional name than “Ye”, officially changing your name is something you may wish to do after your divorce. Whether you choose…
A Lawyer's Blog
A ROSE BY ANY OTHER NAME…
The child or "infant" in this case is approximately 14 years old and the mother wants to change the last name from father's to mother's.Matter of A. Sve, Date filed:…