Opinion · Supreme Court of the United States
Saxton v. Dennis
455 U.S. 1034
- Type
- Opinion
- Court
- Supreme Court of the United States
- Jurisdiction
- Federal
- Date
- 1982-03-22
- Topic
- general
How later courts describe this case
- “No preference is accorded either the paternal or maternal surname____ When one parent seeks to change the surname of a child, the other parent has standing to object and the resolution of the dispute hinges on the best interests of the child.”
Citator
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