Legal Opinion
Garrison v. Knauss
Indiana Court of Appeals
Decided June 29, 1994No. 82A01-9403-JV-82PublishedCited by 5 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
KIRSCH, Judge.
Angela Maria Garrison appeals from orders which decree that the names of her two non-marital children be changed to the surname of their father, John Erie Knauss. Garrison presents the following issue on appeal: whether the trial court abused its discretion in finding that the name change would be in the children’s best interests.
FACTS
Garrison and Knauss joined in a voluntary petition to establish the paternity of their two daughters. At that time, S.R.G. was *161almost seven years old and K.M.G. was three years old. At a hearing on September 20, 1993, the court accepted Knauss’…
Also in this document: Concurrence.
2Cases cited2 opinions
- D. R. S. v. R. S. H.Indiana Court of Appeals · 1980
- In the Paternity of M.O.B.Indiana Court of Appeals · 1994
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