Edwardson v. Lauer

VANDE WALLE, Chief Justice.

[¶ 1] Lynette Lauer appealed from a South Central Judicial District Court judgment changing the surname of the parties’ minor child from Lauer to Edward-son/Lauer. Lauer is the minor child’s mother; Harley Edwardson is the minor child’s father. We affirm the district court’s judgment changing the minor child’s surname.

[¶ 2] This case began as a dispute over custody of the parties’ minor child, Shane. Lauer and Edwardson have never been married. Edwardson filed a complaint against Lauer seeking custody of Shane, child support, and a surname change on Shane’s birth…