Opinion · Supreme Court of the United States
Saxton v. Dennis
72 L. Ed. 2d 152
- Type
- Opinion
- Court
- Supreme Court of the United States
- Jurisdiction
- Federal
- Date
- 1982-03-22
- Topic
- general
“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.” | "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.”
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