Lomison v. Leach

How courts have described this case

Verbatim parenthetical descriptions written by other courts when citing this decision. Ranked by citation-network relevance.

• “We ... refrain from defining the best-interest-of-the-child test as purporting to give primary or greater weight to the father’s interest in having the child bear the paternal surname.”
• court has jurisdiction to decide surname change of child under parallel section in Ohio Parentage statute
• court has jurisdiction to decide surname change of child under parallel section in Ohio Parentage statute
• in light of parental equality, bestowing parental surname on child of unmarried parents based on custom “is another way of arguing that it is permissible to discriminate because the discrimination has endured for many years”
• most courts apply best interests standard when considering name change petition
• interpreting R.C. 3111.13(C) and (B)

Source: CourtListener parenthetical corpus (CC0).