T.P.C. v. B.J.M.

NEUMANN, Justice.

[¶ 1] B.J.M. appeals from the trial court’s judgment changing her minor child’s surname and ordering equal payment of guardian ad litem and psychological examination expenses. We affirm.

[¶ 2] This case arises from a paternity action. On July 16, 1998, B.J.M. (“the mother”) gave birth to C.J.M (“the minor child”). On its birth certificate, the minor child was given the mother’s surname, which is also the surname of the mother’s ex-husband. T.P.C. (“the father”) is the minor child’s biological father. The father and the mother are not and never have been married to each other.

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