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IN RE ZACHARY THOMAS ANDREW GRIMES

530 Pa. 388 (1992)

609 A.2d 158

In re CHANGE OF NAME OF ZACHARY THOMAS ANDREW GRIMES TO ZACHARY THOMAS ANDREW GRIMES-PALAIA. Appeal of David GRIMES.

Supreme Court of Pennsylvania.

Decided May 21, 1992.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Chris N. Stefanidis, Mark R. Schmidt, Philadelphia, for appellant.

Stuart Winneg, Philadelphia, for appellee.

Before NIX, C.J., and FLAHERTY, McDERMOTT, ZAPPALA, PAPADAKOS and CAPPY, JJ.

CAPPY, Justice.

The question presented is one of first impression: when considering a petition to change the name of a minor child, by what standard should the trial court exercise its discretion.1 In accordance with the majority of jurisdictions in the United States we declare the best interest of the child to be the appropriate focus in such cases. However, in the case at bar we find the record devoid of any competent evidence that changing...

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