Havell v. Islam

Order, Supreme Court, New York County (Jacqueline Silbermann, J.), entered March 18, *3482002, which granted the application of petitioner-respondent Theresa Havell for an order changing the names of her infant children, unanimously affirmed, with costs.

The record establishes to the satisfaction of this Court that the requirements of Civil Rights Law § 63 have been met: the petition is true; there is no reasonable objection to the change of name proposed; and the interests of the infants will be substantially promoted by the change. It is well documented that appellant Aftab Islam committed a…