Is a father's application to change his son's name to include his surname premature?
Alberta, Canada
The following excerpt is from Pulkinen v Munden, 2013 ABQB 139 (CanLII):
In McDonald v. Deagnon, the father sought an order changing his son's name to include his surname. The parents had never lived together, and the mother had primary residential care. There was a slowly‑developing bond between the father and his son. Sandomirsky J. concluded that the father's application was premature, and he directed that the parties mediate the issue:
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