In Re the Petition for Change of Name of Iverson

*141Karon Lynn Hepp filed a petition for name change of James Joseph Iverson, a minor child, on May 5, 1989. A hearing on the matter was held and on August 7, 1989, the District Court for the Eighth Judicial District, Cascade County, dismissed the petition. We affirm.

The sole issue on appeal is:

Whether the District Court abused its discretion when it denied Karon Hepp’s petition for change of name.

On May 26,1988, Karon Hepp (Karon) gave birth to James Joseph Iverson (J.I.). The natural father of J.I. is Ronald Iverson (Ronald). Although Karon and Ronald were not married at the time of J.I.’s…