In re Kobra

Weston, J.E

(concurring in part and dissenting in part, and voting to reverse the order, insofar as appealed from, reinstating the petitions and granting them in the following memorandum). While I concur with the majority’s determination to grant leave to appeal and to consolidate the two appeals, and in its finding that the Civil Court erroneously denied the petitions without a hearing, I would not remit the matter for a hearing. In my opinion, petitioner’s submissions are sufficient to warrant the granting of her request to change her daughters’ names.

As the majority correctly concludes, a…