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Law Reports - Change of surname - children

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Case summary

Title

Reference

Child - Change of surname - Parents divorced R v R (Child: Surname) (1982) 3 F.L.R. 345
Family proceedings - Application for leave to change children's surname - Children's wishes clearly in favour of change of surname Re B (Change of Surname) [1996] 1 F.L.R. 791
Family proceedings - Application for leave to change child's surname - Application made after divorce proceedings Note Re F (Child: Surname) [1993] 2 F.L.R. 837
Name change - Divorced Muslim mother and Sikh father - Child bearing Sikh names RE S (CHANGE OF NAMES: CULTURAL FACTORS) [Family Division] [2001] 2 F.L.R. 1005
Parental responsibility - Application for change of surname - Must be supported by written consent of all persons with parental responsibility Practice Direction Child: Change of Surname [1995] 1 F.L.R. 458
Parental responsibility - Change of name - Unmarried parents Re C (Change of Surname) [1998] 2 F.L.R. 656
Parental responsibility - Legitimate children not of mature years - No residence order Re PC (Change of Surname) [1997] 2 F.L.R. 730
Practice and procedure - Appeals - Children cases Re W, Re A, Re B (Change of Name) [1999] 2 F.L.R. 930
Residence - Residence order in father's favour - Children registered under mother's maiden name Re C (Change of Surname) [1998] 1 F.L.R. 549
Specific issue order - Change of name - Legitimate child registered in mother's name A v Y (Child's Surname) [1999] 2 F.L.R. 5
Specific issue order - Change of name - Mother registering child with ex-husband's name RE A (CHANGE OF NAME) [Court of Appeal] [2003] 2 F.L.R. 1
Specific issue order - Change of surname - Spanish practice RE R (SURNAME: USING BOTH PARENTS') [2001] 2 F.L.R. 1358
Specific issue order - Changing child's surname - Welfare of child Dawson v Wearmouth [1999] 1 F.L.R. 1167
Specific issue order - Surname - Change of name Re T (Change of Surname) [1998] 2 F.L.R. 620

Last updated - 17 Jan 2008 - 14 items


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