In re Golden III

Cardona, PJ.

Motion pursuant to CPLR 5704 (a) to vacate an ex parte order of the Supreme Court (Tait, J.), entered May 9, 2008 in Broome County, which dismissed petitioner’s application for leave to assume another name.

*1110Petitioner, a transgendered individual, was born a male but now identifies as a female. In October 2007, petitioner commenced this proceeding seeking to assume the name “Elisabeth Whitney Golden.” In response to a request from Supreme Court for further information, petitioner submitted an affidavit explaining, among other things, that a name change was sought because it…