Ordered that the judgment is reversed, on the law, with costs, the petition is reinstated, and the matter is remitted to the Supreme Court, Nassau County, for a hearing in accordance herewith.
Under the circumstances of this case, the Supreme Court erred in summarily denying the petition to change the middle name and surname of the subject child. The courts have recognized that "the sharing of a surname by a child with the
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