Legal Opinion
In re Goldstein
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
Decided September 12, 1984PublishedCited by 7 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
— In a proceeding pursuant to article 6 of the Civil Rights Law for an order changing the surname of an infant daughter from that of her father to the maiden name of her mother, the infant’s father appeals from an order of the Supreme Court, Westchester County (Ingrassia, J.), dated August 22, 1984, which granted the application.
Order affirmed, with costs. The stay of this court in this matter dated September 6, 1984, is hereby vacated.
Depriving a child of his or her father’s surname is normally a far-reaching action (see Matter of Pollack, 2 AD2d 756). Applications for the change of an…
2Cases cited5 opinions
- In re BaldiniCity of New York Municipal Court · 1959
- In re FeinCivil Court of the City of New York · 1966
- In re Simon, New York County Courts1955
- In re RobinsonCivil Court of the City of New York · 1972
- In re PollackAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1956
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- Learn v. HaskellAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1993
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