Legal Opinion
In re Halligan
New York Supreme Court
Decided November 27, 1973PublishedCited by 6 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Stewart F. Hancock, Jr., J.
Petitioner, Sara Ryan Halligan, a married woman, seeks a court order authorizing her to assume her maiden name, Sara Ryan, pursuant to article 6 of the Civil Rights Law. The sole reason stated for her request is that “ she has been required, when signing certain legal documents, to use the surname of her husband, Roger Halligan.”
Before granting judicial approval of a change of name request, the court must be satisfied: “ that there is no reasonable objection to the change of name proposed ” (Civil Rights Law, § 63). It must determine, in its discretion, that the…
2Cases cited10 opinions
- Reed v. ReedSupreme Court of the United States · 1971
- Eisenstadt v. BairdSupreme Court of the United States · 1972
- Frontiero v. RichardsonSupreme Court of the United States · 1973
- Forbush v. WallaceDistrict Court, M.D. Alabama · 1971
- In re GreenCivil Court of the City of New York · 1967
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3Cited by6 opinions
- In re HalliganAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1974
- Ogle v. Circuit Court, Tenth (Now Sixth) Judicial CircuitSouth Dakota Supreme Court · 1975
- In Re Application of LawrenceNew Jersey Superior Court Appellate Division · 1975
- Egner v. EgnerNew Jersey Superior Court Appellate Division · 1975
- In Re the Change of Name of MohlmanCourt of Appeals of North Carolina · 1975
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