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EMMA v. EVANS

A-112 September Term 2011, 070071

71 A.3d 862 (2013)

215 N.J. 197

Paul EMMA, Plaintiff-Respondent, v. Jessica EVANS, Defendant-Appellant.

Supreme Court of New Jersey.

Decided August 12, 2013.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Lynda M. Yamamoto argued the cause for appellant ( Jan R. Evans , Medford, attorney).

Richard F. Klineburger, III argued the cause for respondent ( Klineburger and Nussey , attorneys; D. Ryan Nussey , Haddonfield, on the brief).

Justice LaVECCHIA delivered the opinion of the Court.

This appeal arises from a post-divorce dispute over the surname given to two children by their married parents. After the parents' divorce was finalized in all respects, including the execution of a property settlement agreement giving both parents joint legal custody and making no mention of any change to the children's surnames, the mother — the parent of primary...

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