In re Winn-Ritzenberg

OPINION OF THE COURT

Appeal from order, dated February 27, 2009, deemed an application by petitioner for review pursuant to CPLR 5704 (b) (see Matter of Washington, 216 AD2d 781 [1995]), and so considered, order reversed, without costs, and the matter remitted to Civil Court for entry of an order granting the petition consistent herewith.

We exercise our discretion under CPLR 5704 (b) and grant the transgendered petitioner’s application for a name change corresponding with petitioner’s male gender identity. The record shows that petitioner satisfied the requirements for a name change under…