QOTW: Judges Changing Child Name

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QOTW: Judges Changing Child Name
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Mon, 07-28-2008 - 2:15am

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Mon, 07-28-2008 - 3:24pm
I know in Canada you are not allowed your child anything that is profane but plain stupid is okay. I personally wouldn't give my child an embarassing name, but I don't think it is a legal matter. The child can always change his name or go by a nickname. In the case of the name in the article the child would most likely wind up being called Talula because the whole name is such a mouthful, even for the parents. Can you imagine saying all that everytime you wanted to call your child for dinner?

Linda
mom to
Alex (14), Rachel (12) and
Matthew (10)


Linda
mom to
Alex (16), Rachel (14), Matthew (12)


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Registered: 06-29-2001
Tue, 07-29-2008 - 6:27am
What a ridiculous name. You've gotta wonder what possesses someone to do that to their child. I think if the child wanted to change her name or just shorten it to Talula which is normal enough, I think that she should be allowed to file with the court to do so. It shouldn't be a judge's decision, it should be the child's decision but the court would need to rule on whether the name warranted legal changing - this girl's name certainly did, but if you have a 10 year old named Amy who wants to change her name to Charlotte, I think that's a decision that you get to make as an adult and not on a whim - as a kid, I would have liked to have changed my name every week

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Registered: 08-11-2007
Tue, 07-29-2008 - 2:25pm
When Gabrielle was 8 she came out of school telling me we needed to call the lawyer.When I asked why she said she needed to change her name to Coco.Since Coco Chanel was a famous fashion designer.FOr awhile she had everyone (including her 3rd grade teacher) calling her COCO.After awhile it got old so now she is Gabby or Gabrielle;-)