Good v. Stevenson

OPINION OF THE COURT

Nicholas L. Pitaro, J.

“What’s in a name * * *?” Shakespeare’s famous quotation from Romeo and Juliet notwithstanding, respondent father wants his sons to bear his surname and no other'. Since petitioner mother changed the sons’ surname without the father’s knowledge or consent, the father now seeks redress in the nature of termination of his support obligation. The issue arose as follows: petitioner mother commenced this proceeding for enforcement of a support order made by this court under the Uniform Support of Dependents Law (Domestic Relations Law, § 30 et seq.). On…