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In the Matter of the Petition for Change of Name: ENH, a Minor Child Sara Sowers-Collison v. Nicholas R. Hansley

Wyoming Supreme Court

Decided August 30, 2016No. S-16-0061PublishedCited by 4 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

DAVIS, Justice.

[11] Mother Sara Sowers-Collison, on behalf of her eleven-year-old son, filed a petition in the district court to change the boy's surname. Father Nicholas R. Hansley objected, and the district court denied the petition. Mother appealed that decision, We affirm,. ISSUE

[12] Mother presents a single claim to this Court: - -

Did the district court err by denying the petition without considering the best interest of the child?

FACTS 1 .

[13] The child was born to Mother and Father in Ohio on October 9, 2008. Within approximately one year, Mother's current husband came into her and her…

2Cases cited6 opinions

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  4. Catherine Elizabeth MartinWyoming Supreme Court · 2014
  5. Knezovich v. KnezovichWyoming Supreme Court · 2015

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3Cited by4 opinions

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  2. Richard Carl Bohling v. StateWyoming Supreme Court · 2017
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