Pilch v. Pilch

In this dissolution of marriage proceeding, the trial court denied the wife restoration of her prenuptial name on the sole ground that even though she had met all the statutory requirements of Section 68.07, Florida Statutes, it was not in the best interest of the minor children of the parties to bear a name different than their mother because such would cause a stigma 1 upon them. We conclude that the reason advanced by the trial judge is insufficient in and of itself to deny restoration of one’s maiden name and is unsupported by the evidence.

In so concluding, we adopt the reasoning of the…