Magiera v. Luera

How courts have described this case

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• \[T]he only factor relevant to the determination of what surname a child should bear is the best interest of the child.\
• \[T]he only factor relevant to the determination of what surname a child should bear is the best interest of the child.\
• The court found that the child born to unmarried parents may experience “confusion about her identity, difficulties in school and society, and embarrassment among friends” if she was required to use a name different from her custodial mother.

Source: CourtListener parenthetical corpus (CC0).