In Re FELDHAUS. in Re BAUMERT

Branch, Judge.

In July 2015, the person formerly known as Rebecca Elizabeth Feldhaus brought the instant petition seeking a change of name to “Rowan Elijah Feldhaus.” In January 2016, the person formerly known as Delphine Renee Baumert filed a petition seeking a change of name to “Andrew Norman Baumert.” After separate hearings, the Columbia County trial court denied both petitions on grounds including that both name changes would “confuse and mislead” the public and amounted to “a type of fraud.” On these consolidated appeals, Feldhaus and Baumert argue that in the absence of any evidence…