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IN RE MILLER

824 A.2d 1207 (2003)

In re: Nadine Ann MILLER. Appeal of: Nadine Ann Miller, Appellant.

Superior Court of Pennsylvania.

Filed May 14, 2003.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Audrey E. Woloshin, York, for appellant.

BEFORE: JOHNSON, LALLY-GREEN, and POPOVICH, JJ.

OPINION BY JOHNSON, J.:

¶ 1 We are asked to determine whether a court may deny an individual's petition to change her name to that of her life companion on the basis of the trial court's individual perception that the change offends the law and public policy. We are guided by our Supreme Court's admonition that, in matters involving a name change, a court's discretion must be exercised "in such a way as to comport with good sense, common decency and fairness...

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