Legal Opinion
In Re Porter
Utah Supreme Court
Decided August 10, 2001No. 20000908Published
1Opinion of the Court
31 P.3d 519 (2001)
2001 UT 70
In the Matter of the Application of David Lynn PORTER, Petitioner.
No. 20000908.
Supreme Court of Utah.
August 10, 2001.
William R. Hadley, Murray, for petitioner.
WILKINS, Justice:
¶ 1 The issue before us is whether the trial court erred in denying David Lynn Porter's petition to change his name to "Santa Claus." We conclude it did and reverse.
BACKGROUND
¶ 2 David Lynn Porter petitioned the district court to change his name to "Santa Claus" pursuant to section 42-1-1 of the Utah Code. On August 10, 2000, the district court conducted a hearing at which Porter appeared…
Also in this document: Dissent.
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