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APPLICATION OF JANUSKIEWICZ

No. 8361.

731 P.2d 1350 (1986)

105 N.M. 306

In the matter of the Application of Joseph A. JANUSKIEWICZ, Individually, and Joseph A. Januskiewicz as parent and next friend of Andrea Januskiewicz and Joseph T. Januskiewicz, minor children, for change of name, Petitioner-Appellant.

Court of Appeals of New Mexico.

December 18, 1986.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Harold Worland, Albuquerque, for petitioner-appellant.

OPINION

GARCIA, Judge.

This is an appeal from the trial court's denial of a name change for petitioner's minor children. The first impression issue presented for our consideration is whether NMSA 1978, Section 40-8-1 (Repl.Pamp. 1986) authorizes a parent to petition the court for a name change for a child under age fourteen.

FACTS

Petitioner Joseph A. Januskiewicz is the non-custodial parent of Andrea and Joseph T. He petitioned the trial...

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