In re Fisher

LANDAU, J.S.C.

This is an action brought under N.J.S.A. 2A:52-1, et seq. by the natural mother of Marie Christine Felicia Fisher, who was born out of wedlock on August 5, 1980, to change the child’s surname to that of her natural father, Starosciak. An adjudication of paternity was entered in the Juvenile and Domestic Relations Court in 1982, together with a support order.

The case is novel, in that the child’s father vigorously opposes the application to have the child bear his surname. Although he does not seek to collaterally attack the earlier paternity proceedings, Starosciak says he still…