In re Perry

[¶ 1] Christopher Rush appeals from a judgment entered in the Penobscot County Probate Court (Woodcock, J.) denying his request to change the surname of his minor child, Joshua, over the objection of the child’s mother, Amanda Lee Perry. Rush asserts that his parental rights conferred by 19-A M.R.S.A. § 1651 (1998) endow him with the authority to unilaterally change Joshua’s name pursuant to the Maine Probate Code, 18-A M.R.S.A. § 1-701 (Supp.2003). We disagree and affirm the judgment.

[¶2] Joshua Joseph Perry, the minor child involved, was born on February 27, 2000. The parties were never…