Petition of Variable for Change of Name v. Nash

OPINION

FRY, Judge.

{1} Petitioner appeals the denial of his name change request. In our notice, we proposed to affirm. Petitioner has timely responded. Not persuaded by his arguments, we affirm.

{2} Petitioner filed a request in district court to change his name to “Fuck Censorship!” The district court denied the request stating that the “proposed name change would be obscene, offensive and would not comport with common decency.” This denial is consistent with our view as stated in In re Mokiligon, 2005-NMCA-021, ¶ 3, 137 N.M. 22, 106 P.3d 584, that courts may deny a name-change request when…