Mother’s refusal to allow father to be present at child’s birth did not constitute “good cause” for ordering change of surname of child born out of wedlock from mother’s surname to father’s surname, as father’s mere presence at child’s birth would not have justified entry of any information about him on child’s birth certificate and father’s presence at child’s birth would have conveyed no right to name child.
http://alabamaappellatewatch.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/J.M.V.-v.-J.K.H..pdf
Laura W. Morgan is the owner and operator at Family Law Consulting in Charlottesville, Virginia.Laura is available for consultation, brief writing and research on family law issues throughout the country. She can be reached through her website. www.famlawconsult.com
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