Legal Opinion
In re the Name Change of Zimmer
District Court of Appeal of Florida
Decided January 4, 2017No. 4D16-784PublishedCited by 5 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtLevine, J.
Appellant, Evan James Zimmer, petitioned to change his name to Simon James Templar.1 Zimmer, in his petition, stated that he had prior misdemeanor convictions, had two outstanding judgments entered against him, and his civil rights were not suspended. Following an evidentiary hearing, the trial court denied Zimmer’s request because of his “criminal history and unpaid creditor’s judgments.” Zimmer appealed.
We review a trial court’s decision whether to permit a name change for abuse of discretion. See Coolidge v. Ulbrich, 733 So.2d 1092, 1094 (Fla. 4th DCA 1999).
Section 68.07, Florida Statutes…
2Cases cited5 opinions
- Barton v. Circuit Court of the Nineteenth Judicial CircuitDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 1995
- Hoyos v. SingletaryDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 1994
- Monacelli v. GonzalezDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 2004
- Coolidge v. UlbrichDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 1999
- The Name Change of: James Patric Wages, Jr. v. StateDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 2015
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