1. Home
  2. Browse Decisions
  3. A.2d
  4. 845 A.2d
  5. 845 A.2d 1153 (2004)
 

IN RE PERRY

No. Pen-03-297.

845 A.2d 1153 (2004)

2004 ME 46

In re Joshua Joseph PERRY.

Supreme Judicial Court of Maine.

Decided: April 7, 2004.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Wade Riley, Esq. (orally), Augusta, Lawrence Merrill, Esq., Bangor, for appellant.

Charles Cox, Esq. (orally), Newport, for the appellee.

Panel: SAUFLEY, C.J., and CLIFFORD, RUDMAN, DANA, ALEXANDER, CALKINS, and LEVY, JJ.

RUDMAN, J.

[¶ 1] Christopher Rush appeals from a judgment entered in the Penobscot County Probate Court (Woodcock, J.) denying his request to change the surname of his minor child, Joshua, over the objection of the child's mother, Amanda Lee Perry. Rush asserts that his parental rights conferred by 19-A M.R.S.A. § 1651 (1998) endow him with the authority to unilaterally change Joshua's name pursuant to the Maine Probate Code, 18-A M.R.S.A. §...

Let's get started

Leagle.com

Welcome to the leading source of independent legal reporting
Sign on now to see your case.
Or view more than 10 million decisions and orders.

  • Updated daily.
  • Uncompromising quality.
  • Complete, Accurate, Current.

Listed below are the cases that are cited in this Featured Case. Click the citation to see the full text of the cited case. Citations are also linked in the body of the Featured Case.

Cited Cases

  • No Cases Found

Listed below are those cases in which this Featured Case is cited. Click on the case name to see the full text of the citing case.

Citing Cases