Matter of the Name Change of J.P.H.

SEVERSON, Justice.

[¶ 1.] T.J.H. (Father) appeals the circuit court’s decision to grant M.P.L.’s (Mother’s) request to change J.P.H.’s (Son’s) surname. Son’s name was changed to a hyphenated surname, combining Mother’s and Father’s last names. We affirm.

Facts and Procedural History

[¶ 2.] Mother and Father were married at the time of Son’s birth in 2009, and Son received the surname of his Father. Mother and Father divorced shortly after Son’s birth. It was stipulated during the divorce that Mother would have primary physical custody of Son. Mother and Son moved from Madison, South Dakota, to…