MELBOURNE v. TAYLOR

No. 14-FM-1324.

147 A.3d 1151 (2016)

Renee Monique MELBOURNE, Appellant, v. Marcus TAYLOR, Appellee.

District of Columbia Court of Appeals.

Decided November 3, 2016.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Renee Monique Melbourne, pro se.

Alan B. Soschin for appellee.

Jonathan H. Levy , with whom Stephanie Troyer and Paul Perkins were on the brief, for amicus curiae Legal Aid Society of the District of Columbia.

Before: Glickman and Fisher, Associate Judges; and Ruiz, Senior Judge.


On October 7, 2013, appellant, Renee Monique Melbourne, filed with the Superior Court an application to change the last name of her minor daughter ("the child") from Taylor to Melbourne. The child's father, Marcus Taylor, opposed the name change. After hearing testimony from both parents, the court denied appellant's application...

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