Lassiter-Geers v. Reichenbach

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• when there is no agreement between the parties about what the initial surname of a child should be, the test is what is in the best interest of the child
• parents married but separated when child born and mother gave child her maiden name on birth certificate with no agreement with father; in divorce proceedings father petitioned for child to have his surname

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Cited by

13 cases in this archive cite this case.

• In Re Roberto D.B.
  Court of Appeals of Maryland· 2007-05-16· cited 20×
• Keegan v. Gudahl
  South Dakota Supreme Court· 1994-12-21· cited 19×
• Schroeder v. Broadfoot
  Court of Special Appeals of Maryland· 2002-02-05· cited 14×
• Doherty v. Wizner
  Court of Appeals of Oregon· 2006-12-27· cited 10×
• Jones v. Roe
  Massachusetts Appeals Court· 1992-12-07· cited 7×
• In Re Marriage of Charnogorsky
  Appellate Court of Illinois· 1998-12-18· cited 6×
• Garling v. Spiering
  Michigan Court of Appeals· 1993-12-15· cited 5×
• Dorsey v. Tarpley
  Court of Appeals of Maryland· 2004-05-06· cited 5×
• Lawrence v. Lawrence
  Court of Special Appeals of Maryland· 1988-03-08· cited 4×
• Kk v. G.
  New Jersey Superior Court App Division· 1987-01-28· cited 3×
• K.K. v. G.
  New Jersey Superior Court App Division· 1987-01-28· cited 3×
• In re: K.L.
  Court of Special Appeals of Maryland· 2021-09-01
• In the Matter of Becker
  Court of Special Appeals of Maryland· 2025-05-02

Cites

18 cases in this archive are cited by this case.

• In Re Marriage of Schiffman
  California Supreme Court· 1980-12-22· cited 77×
• Application of Saxton
  Supreme Court of Minnesota· 1981-08-21· cited 57×
• Fuss v. Fuss (No. 1)
  Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 1977-03-01· cited 47×
• Laks v. Laks
  Court of Appeals of Arizona· 1975-10-08· cited 43×
• Stuart v. Board of Supervisors of Elections
  Court of Appeals of Maryland· 1972-10-09· cited 42×
• Secretary of the Commonwealth v. City Clerk of Lowell
  Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 1977-08-04· cited 39×
• In re Change of Name of Harris to Strubble
  West Virginia Supreme Court· 1977-06-21· cited 27×
• West v. Wright
  Court of Appeals of Maryland· 1971-11-09· cited 26×
• Laflin & Rand Co. v. Steytler
  Alleghany County Court of Common Pleas· 1892-01-04· cited 26×
• Jech v. Burch
  D. Hawaii· 1979-02-21· cited 25×
• Aiello v. Aiello
  Court of Appeals of Maryland· 1973-04-03· cited 17×
• Winston v. Winston
  Court of Appeals of Maryland· 1981-07-13· cited 17×
• In re Yessner
  Civil Court of the City of New York· 1969-10-07· cited 16×
• Keighler v. Ward
  Court of Appeals of Maryland· 1855-12-15· cited 15×
• Hardy v. Hardy
  Court of Appeals of Maryland· 1973-07-05· cited 14×
• C. W. Jackson & Associates, Inc. v. Brooks
  Court of Appeals of Maryland· 1981-03-11· cited 13×
• Burke v. Hammonds
  Court of Appeals of Kentucky· 1979-10-12· cited 9×
• Petition for Change of Name of Harris
  West Virginia Supreme Court· 1977-07-27· cited 7×

Other cases named Lassiter-Geers v. Reichenbach

1 other CourtListener record shares this case name.

• Lassiter-Geers v. Reichenbach
  Supreme Court· 1985-12-09