Moon v. Marquez

Terry Crabtree, Judge. Appellant

Stephanie Deeanna Moon Hamilton appeals the order of the Ashley County Chancery Court changing the name of her daughter from Mikayla Dianne Moon to Mikayla Dianne Marquez at the request of the father, appellee David Marquez. Appellant alleges that appellee’s petition to modify the paternity order was barred by res judicata and should not have been granted.

Appellee David Marquez filed a complaint to determine paternity against appellant, Stephanie Deeanna Moon, on May 18, 1993. In his complaint, appellee prayed “[t]hat the legal name of the minor child be…