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Change Of Name: A balancing act
Daniel Sanders weighs up the factors to be taken into account on an application for change of a child’s name ‘Significant justification for a change of surname is required and must be consistent with some positive feature or features towards promoting the child’s welfare, rather than causing some detriment or no benefit at all.’ There …
Cases Referenced
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- Dawson v Wearmouth [1999] UKHL 18
- Re W (Children) [2013] EWCA Civ 1488
- Re W, Re A, Re B (change of name) [1999] 2 FLR 930