Child’s surname changed wrongly by father, though not to be changed back after mother had remarried taking new name herself. The fact that mother and child bear the same name should not necessarily be sufficient reason for refusing a change if there are valid countervailing reasons.
Citations:
Times 08-Dec-1997, Gazette 17-Dec-1997, [1998] 2 FLR 656
Jurisdiction:
England and Wales
Children
Updated: 13 November 2022; Ref: scu.81796