Laks v. Laks

How courts have described this case

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• ordering divorced mother who had appended her maiden name to the children's paternal surname to reinstate father's name
• stating children had “paramount interest” in name change but were not called to testify, thus, their preference was not considered by court
• stating although thirteen- and fourteen-year-olds are mature enough to make “intelligent and decisive choice,” ten-year-old is not
• ordering divorced mother who had appended her maiden name to the children’s paternal surname to reinstate father’s name
• father’s interest is not property interest entitled to constitutional protection; rather, surname reflects custom of persons to bear the names of their parents
• father's interest is not property interest entitled to constitutional protection; rather, surname reflects custom of persons to bear the names of their parents

Source: CourtListener parenthetical corpus (CC0).