OPINION
ALARID, Judge.
{1} Petitioner, acting pro se, appeals the district court's order denying his request to change his name from "Snaphappy Fishsuit Mokiligon" to "Variable." The precise basis for denying a request for a name change is a question of first impression for New Mexico, and although this case is assigned to this Court's summary calendar, we are issuing a formal opinion in order to clarify the standard by which the district court grants...
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