Legal Opinion
In re Boquin
New York Supreme Court
Decided April 1, 2009PublishedCited by 1 opinion
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION OF THE COURT
William J. Giacomo, J.
Petitioner seeks to change his name from Carlo F. Zelaya Boquin to Carlo F. Zelaya Boquin Quinn to formally adopt the last name he has used his whole life, “Quinn,” which is the surname of the couple that raised him.
Although one does not need permission of the court to change one’s name (Smith v United States Cas. Co., 197 NY 420 [1910]),1 public policy favors a court’s review and granting of name change applications because this makes the change of name a *474matter of public record. (Matter of Halligan, 46 AD2d 170 [4th Dept 1974]; Matter of Mohomed, 3…
2Cases cited7 opinions
- Smith v. . United States Casualty Co.New York Court of Appeals · 1910
- In re HalliganAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1974
- In re Linda Ann A.New York Supreme Court · 1984
- In re NovogorodskayaCivil Court of the City of New York · 1980
- In re LipschutzNew York Supreme Court · 1941
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3Cited by1 opinion
- In re E.P.L.New York Supreme Court · 2009