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Judge grants several name changes, resets one hearing so jailed father can be heard
Summary
During a Dixon County court session, the judge granted multiple individual and a joint name-change petition and reset a separate petition after learning the father objecting to the change is in custody; the court ordered service and set a new hearing date so the father can testify by transport or Zoom.
A judge in the Dixon County courtroom granted multiple name-change petitions and delayed another to ensure a jailed parent could participate.
The court told a petitioner seeking to change her child’s surname that the child's father, Joseph Launell Bly, has contacted the clerk and is opposing the petition. Because Bly is in custody and has a pending case, the judge said the court must give him an opportunity to be heard and ordered the petition reset so Bly could either…
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