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MATTER OF DANIELS

2 Misc.3d 413 (2003)

773 N.Y.S.2d 220

In the Matter of the Application of GENA M. DANIELS, for Leave to Change Her Name to GENA M. ZAKS.

Civil Court of the City of New York, New York County.

December 31, 2003.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Yetta G. Kurland, New York City, for petitioner.

OPINION OF THE COURT

PAUL G. FEINMAN, J.

Petitioner seeks leave pursuant to article 6 of the Civil Rights Law to change her surname to that of her same-sex life partner. Her partner has consented to the application before a notary public. The court's research does not reveal any published New York cases directly on point. For the reasons stated below, the petition is granted.

Under the common law, a person...

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