Legal Opinion
In Re Cruchelow
Utah Supreme Court
Decided July 16, 1996No. 950171PublishedCited by 10 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
DURHAM, Justice:
Ralph Randall Cruchelow appeals from the trial court’s order denying his petition to change his name. We reverse and remand.
On January 3, 1995, while incarcerated at the Utah State Prison, appellant petitioned the trial court to change his name to Muhammad Lee Kumail. His petition was verified and facially complied with the requirements of section 42-1-1 of the Utah Code.1 The petition expressed appellant’s desire to change his name as part of his religious *834practice as a convert to the Islamic faith.2 The petition provided that it was not filed to “defraud or mislead any…
2Cases cited6 opinions
- In Re Application of KnightColorado Court of Appeals · 1975
- Moskowitz v. MoskowitzSupreme Court of New Hampshire · 1978
- Isom v. CIR. COURT OF TENTH JUDICIAL CIR.District Court of Appeal of Florida · 1983
- In Re ParrottCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1990
- Brown v. Name ChangeDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 1993
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3Cited by10 opinions
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- In re Gray and RiceUtah Supreme Court · 2021
- In Re PorterUtah Supreme Court · 2001
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- In Re Change of Name of PicolloNebraska Court of Appeals · 2003
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