In re Carol E. B.

The petitioner is a thirty-nine-year old divorcee, with three children ages twelve, ten and eight. She alleges she is living with a married man who is separated from his wife. Petitioner seeks an order granting her leave to assume the last name of the man "with whom she is living, because "she and her children are subject to embarrassment if she is referred to as 'Carol B.’”, the last name not being that of her roommate.

The petitioner’s attorney has informed the court that the paramour concurs in the petition, and that his wife is living but does not know of the application. Should this court…