M.R.H. v. J.N.P.

ROY L. RICHTER, Judge.

J.N.P. (“Mother”), biological mother of M.R.H. (“Child”), appeals from the judgment of the trial court following a paternity suit brought by M.R.H. (“Father”) in the Circuit Court of St. Louis County. Mother argues the trial court erred in failing to grant her request to change Child’s surname from Father’s alone, to a hyphenated combination of both Mother and Father’s surnames. Finding no error, we affirm.

I. BACKGROUND

In the time leading up to Child’s birth, Mother and Father were in a committed relationship, with the intent of marrying in the future. The couple agreed…