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RONAN v. ADELY

861 A.2d 822 (2004)

182 N.J. 103

Kathleen F. RONAN, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. Peter G. ADELY, Defendant-Respondent.

Supreme Court of New Jersey.

Decided December 15, 2004.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Kathleen F. Ronan argued the cause pro se.

Rosanne S. DeTorres, Flemington, argued the cause for respondent.

Justice WALLACE delivered the opinion of the Court.

The trial court denied the request of the mother, the primary caretaker to change the surname of her son. The issue in this appeal is whether the court properly applied the best interests of the child standard, which includes a presumption in favor of the name selected by the primary caretaker. The Appellate Division affirmed in an unpublished opinion. We conclude that the...

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