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· 4/28/1999

Stanford University Hospital v. Federal Insurance

Citations

  • 174 F.3d 1077
  • 99 Cal. Daily Op. Serv. 3031
  • 99 Daily Journal DAR 3924
  • 1999 U.S. App. LEXIS 8015

How courts have described this case

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

  • stating that “Father’s surname will connect the child with his non- custodial parent and is a tangible reminder to the child that the child has two parents who care for him, which is in the child’s best interests”
  • noting that this case law “show a split of authority on this court as to whether a father’s financial support for, visitation and involvement with the child is sufficient evidence to demonstrate that changing the child’s surname to his father’s name is in the best interests of the child.”
  • a parent failed to show reversible error; a finding is clearly erroneous only when the record contains no facts to support it directly or by inference
  • summarizing the holdings of M.O.B. and Garrison

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Judges: Canby, Keep, Kleinfeld

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