· 12/19/1917
People v. LaBow
Citations
- 282 Ill. 227
How courts have described this case
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- reversing the trial court’s decision to give a child the paternal surname where the only evidence supporting the change was that the father would have liked for his “honorable name” to be carried on
- trial court abused discretion in ordering minor child assume father's surname pursuant to paternity order inasmuch as he failed to show name change in child's best interest
- trial court abused discretion in ordering minor child assume father's surname pursuant to paternity order inasmuch as he failed to show name change in child's best interest
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Judges: Cooke
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