Case Title: Application of Bjerke

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Docket Number: 20110022

State: north-dakota

Court: North Dakota Supreme Court

Date: 2011-06-21T00:00:00Z

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Application of Bjerke  Filed June 21, 2011 IN THE SUPREME COURT STATE OF NORTH DAKOTA 2011 ND 101 In the Matter of the Application of Niccole Anne Bjerke, On Behalf of C.R.J.O. For a Change of Name to: C.R.J.B. Blair Radomski, Appellant v. Niccole Anne Bjerke, Appellee No. 20110022 Appeal from the District Court of Cass County, East Central Judicial District, the Honorable Douglas R. Herman, Judge. AFFIRMED. Per Curiam. Lawrence A. Dopson, 316 North Fifth Street, P.O. Box 1695, Bismarck, N.D. 58502-1695, for appellant. John T. Arechigo, 454 Temperance Street, St. Paul, Minnesota 55101, for appellee. Application of Bjerke No. 20110022 Per Curiam. [¶1] Blair Radomski appeals from the district court's order granting Niccole Bjerke's application to change their minor son's last name. Radomski argues that the district court abused its discretion in granting the application and also that the "best interests of the child" standard is not adequate for reviewing such applications for minors. We summarily affirm the district court's judgment under N.D.R.App.P. 35.1(a)(4). Because the appeal is not frivolous, we deny the motion for attorney's fees and costs. [¶2] Gerald W. VandeWalle, C.J. Dale V. Sandstrom Daniel J. Crothers Mary Muehlen Maring Carol Ronning Kapsner