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E.R.J. v. T.L.B.

Docket No. 20220199
Oral Argument: Waived

Docket Info

Title
E.R.J., Plaintiff and Appellee
v.
T.L.B., Defendant and Appellant
Case Type
CIVIL APPEAL : PATERNITY
Appeal From
Case No. 2021-DM-00006
Northwest Judicial District, Divide County
Benjamen James Johnson
2023 ND 85990 N.W.2d 570

Highlight

A district court’s findings that changing a child’s name is in the best interests of a child satisfies the good cause standard under N.D.C.C. § 14-20-57(7).

Under section 14-03-20.1(2)-(3), N.D.C.C., a “person’s surname does not automatically change upon marriage,” but parties to a marriage may choose to change their name after solemnization “by entering the new surname in the space provided on the marriage license application.”

A district court may order a child’s name be changed to a hyphenated combination of the parents’ names when requested as an alternative by a parent even when a petition does not specifically request that option, provided that both parties have notice at the hearing and opportunity to respond.

Briefs

Filing Date Description
10/10/2022 APPELLANT BRIEF View
11/08/2022 APPELLEE BRIEF View
11/22/2022 REPLY BRIEF View

Counsel

Party Type Name
APPELLEE PRIVATE PRACTICE Carrie Lynn Francis - 05786
APPELLANT PRIVATE PRACTICE Thomas Jeffrey Corcoran - 07499

(Note: Attachments may not be available for recently filed cases and/or confidential documents.)

Seq. # Filing Date Description Attachment
1 07/08/2022 NOTICE OF APPEAL : 07/08/2022
2 07/08/2022 ORDER FOR TRANSCRIPT : 07/22/2022
3 07/18/2022 Rec'd filing fee
4 07/19/2022 Rec'd correction to noa & otr (redaction)
5 07/20/2022 Rec'd additional correction to noa & otr (date)
6 07/20/2022 NOT. OF FILING NOT. OF APPEAL AND PROOF OF SERV.
7 07/20/2022 Notice served on Thomas J. Corcoran & Carrie L. Francis
8 08/08/2022 ELEC. RECORD ON APPEAL DATED AUGUST 5, 2022 (ENTRY NOS. 1-85)
9 08/31/2022 All Transcripts Filed in Record
10 09/06/2022 1ST ELEC. SUPP. RECORD ON APPEAL DATED SEPTEMBER 2, 2022 (ENTRY NOS. 86-90) View
11 10/10/2022 APPELLANT BRIEF View
12 10/12/2022 Rec'd correction to ATB
13 10/13/2022 Rec'd 3 copies of ATB from CSD
14 11/08/2022 APPELLEE BRIEF View
15 11/08/2022 Rec'd correction to AEB (toc ref pg #s)
16 11/09/2022 Rec'd c.o.s. for corrections to AEB
17 11/14/2022 ORAL ARGUMENT WAIVED - NO REQUESTS FOR ORAL ARGUMENT
18 11/15/2022 Rec'd 3 copies of AEB from CSD
19 11/22/2022 REPLY BRIEF View
20 11/28/2022 Rec'd 3 copies of RYB from CSD
21 12/12/2022 APPEARANCES: Waived under N.D.R.App.P. 34(a)(1)(c)
22 12/12/2022 ARGUED: Waived under N.D.R.App.P. 34(a)(1)(c)
23 05/09/2023 DISPOSITION
24 05/09/2023 SPLIT OPINION : Tufte, Jerod E. View
25 05/09/2023 CONCUR IN THE RESULT : Crothers, Daniel John
26 05/09/2023 CONCUR IN THE RESULT : Bahr, Douglas Alan
27 05/09/2023 Costs on appeal taxed in favor of Appellee
28 05/09/2023 Judgment View
29 05/31/2023 MANDATE
30 07/24/2023 Corrected/Substitute Opinion Page (pg 6, para 16, ln 3: “,” added b/w “J.K.H." & 149; pg 13, para
31 07/24/2023 36, ln 4: citation changed from “2004 ND 18” to “2004 ND 218”