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M.D. v. A.S.L.

New Jersey Superior Court Appellate Division

Decided February 4, 1994PublishedCited by 6 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

FELDMAN, J.S.C.

This matter involves the rights of parents in choosing the surname of their daughter born out of wedlock.

Dr. L. is the admitted father and Ms. D the mother of the infant child S. The parents had a relationship over several years which terminated during the mother’s pregnancy. Upon the birth of the child the mother chose her former married name as the child’s surname. (The mother had previously been divorced and retained her married name as do the three children of that union. All the children are in the primary residential care of the mother.)

*532The father, Dr. L., objects to this…

2Cases cited7 opinions

  1. Reed v. ReedSupreme Court of the United States · 1971
  2. In Re Marriage of SchiffmanCalifornia Supreme Court · 1980
  3. Bobo v. JewellOhio Supreme Court · 1988
  4. Sobel v. SobelNew Jersey Superior Court Appellate Division · 1957
  5. In re SnookNew York Court of Common Pleas · 1859

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3Cited by6 opinions

  1. Gubernat v. DeremerSupreme Court of New Jersey · 1995
  2. Huffman v. FisherSupreme Court of Arkansas · 1999
  3. Staradumsky v. RomanowskiNew Jersey Superior Court Appellate Division · 1997
  4. Cintrón Román v. Jiménez Echevarría Y OtrosSupreme Court of Puerto Rico · 2023
  5. Huffman v. FisherSupreme Court of Arkansas · 1999

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