Moskowitz v. Moskowitz

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

• holding that the statutes did not ―abrogate or supersede the common law, but merely affirm[ed] and aid[ed] it‖
• holding that trial court must show special circumstances or facts such as “possibility of fraud on the public, or the choice of a name that is bizarre, unduly lengthy, ridiculous, or offensive to common decency and good taste”
• ―[A]t common law a person could adopt another name at will.‖

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Cited by

13 cases in this archive cite this case.

• In Re Zachary Thomas Andrew Grimes
  Supreme Court of Pennsylvania· 1992-05-21· cited 29×
• In re Change of Name of Grimes
  Supreme Court of Pennsylvania· 1992-05-21· cited 19×
• Isom v. CIR. COURT OF TENTH JUDICIAL CIR.
  District Court of Appeal of Florida· 1983-09-07· cited 15×
• In Re Cruchelow
  Utah Supreme Court· 1996-07-16· cited 11×
• Traugott v. Petit
  Supreme Court of Rhode Island· 1979-07-27· cited 10×
• In re Gray and Rice
  Utah Supreme Court· 2021-05-06· cited 9×
• In re Name Change of Goudreau
  Supreme Court of New Hampshire· 2012-10-30· cited 8×
• Orford Teachers Ass'n v. Watson
  Supreme Court of New Hampshire· 1982-09-08· cited 4×
• In Re Hooper
  District Court of Appeal of Florida· 1983-08-19· cited 3×
• In Re Porter
  Utah Supreme Court· 2001-08-10· cited 3×
• Pilch v. Pilch
  District Court of Appeal of Florida· 1984-03-19· cited 1×
• In Re: Petition for Change of Name, Charles Grannis
  Court of Appeals of Tennessee· 2004-06-15
• In Re Change of Name of Picollo
  Nebraska Court of Appeals· 2003-09-16

Other cases named Moskowitz v. Moskowitz

12 other CourtListener records share this case name.

• Moskowitz v. Moskowitz
  District Court of Appeal of Florida· 1989-10-04· cited 3×
• Moskowitz v. Moskowitz
  District Court of Appeal of Florida· 1993-01-13· cited 3×
• Moskowitz v. Moskowitz
  Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of New York· 1967-04-03· cited 2×
• Moskowitz v. Moskowitz
  District Court of Appeal of Florida· 2009-01-05· cited 1×
• Moskowitz v. Moskowitz
  Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of New York· 1945-03-26· cited 1×
• Moskowitz v. Moskowitz
  District Court of Appeal of Florida· 1987-11-12· cited 1×
• Moskowitz v. Moskowitz
  Court of Appeals of Maryland· 2011-01-01
• Moskowitz v. Moskowitz
  Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of New York· 1945-04-02
• Moskowitz v. Moskowitz
  Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of New York· 1961-04-20
• Moskowitz v. Moskowitz
  Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of New York· 1962-11-01
• Moskowitz v. Moskowitz
  Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of New York· 1968-09-30
• Moskowitz v. Moskowitz
  Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of New York· 1988-07-18