Case Digest Collection

Case Doctrines:  ● Legal separation alone is not a ground for wife's change of name . A woman’s married status is not affected by a decree o…

Case Doctrine:  ●  The principle that disallows change of name as would give the false impression of family relationship, relied by the responde…

Case Doctrines:  ●  Change of name is not a matter of right; that being a privilege, before it can be authorized, the person petitioning for such…

Case Doctrines:  ●  The registered name of a legitimate, legitimated and recognized illegitimate child contains a given name, a middle name and …

Case Doctrines:  ● A  petition for change of name must be heard in an adversarial proceeding; it  cannot be decided through a summary proceeding …