Supreme Court

Decision Information

Cox (Re)

Court Supreme Court
Date 1981-05-01
Other citations (1981) – 23 R.F.L. (2d) 101 (N.W.T. S.C.)
File numbers 5690
Judge(s) Tallis
Location Yellowknife
Cases and statutes considered Cases considered:
Re Kaptein, 23 R.F.L. 106; W. v. A. (child:surname) (1981) All E.R. 100; Re Keehn (1977) 28 R.F.L. 53; Comrie v. Comrie & Delorme 5 Man. R. (2d) 297; Some Comments on Change of Name, by Robert Carr and Issac Pitblado, Continuing Legal Education, 1979, Family Law and Practice

Statutes considered:
Change of Name Ordinance, R.O.N.W.T., 1974, c. C-2, Sections 5, 10 (2), 13, 14, 15
Decision information:

Abstract: Application for change of child's surname from Britton to Britton-Cox - Parents desire for child's name to reflect both of their own - Parents not married, but living together
Decision: Application allowed - Best interests of child served by allowing application - No reasonable prospect of embarassment or inconvenience if name changed
Subjects: Vital statistics - Change of name

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