Application unanimously denied and petition dismissed, without costs.
Memorandum:
Petitioner seeks to vacate an order issued by respondent which granted an application to petitioner's former spouse to change the surname of their son.
Although a father has a recognized interest in having his child bear his surname (see, e.g., Matter of Yessner,
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