Order reversed on the facts, without costs, and application denied, without costs.
The record fails to show that the proposed change will be of any substantial benefit to the child (Civil Rights Law, § 63). It may be that circumstances will exist when this 10-year-old boy has reached a mature age which will justify the issuance of an order granting the proposed change of name. The father professes love and devotion for his offspring, promises to pay arrears and...
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