Case Name: Kylie C. DOYLE, Appellant, v. Jason Leigh OWENS, Appellee
Court: Florida District Court of Appeal
Jurisdiction: Florida
Decision Date: 2006-08-24
Citations: 936 So. 2d 1173
Docket Number: No. 1D05-5768
Parties: Kylie C. DOYLE, Appellant, v. Jason Leigh OWENS, Appellee.
Judges: ALLEN and HAWKES, JJ. concur.
Reporter: Southern Reporter, Second Series
Volume: 936
Pages: 1173–1174

Head Matter:
Kylie C. DOYLE, Appellant, v. Jason Leigh OWENS, Appellee.
No. 1D05-5768.
District Court of Appeal of Florida, First District.
Aug. 24, 2006.
E. Jane Brehany, Pensacola, for Appellant.
Caryn A. Van Matre, Pensacola, for Ap-pellee.

Opinion:
PER CURIAM.
Appellant and Appellee are the unmarried parents of a six year old child. Appellant was awarded sole parental responsibility. Subsequently, Appellee sought to have the child's surname changed to his own, and to alter the backup care provisions. The trial court entered an order granting both motions. Appellant argues the trial court abused its discretion in both of its rulings. We affirm.
On appeal, it is Appellant's burden to show the trial court abused its discretion by ordering the name change and modifying the backup care provisions. Collinsworth v. O'Connell, 508 So.2d 744, 747 (Fla. 1st DCA 1987); Hastings v. Rigsbee, 875 So.2d 772 (Fla. 2d DCA 2004).
Here, the record reflects the trial court considered factors in addition to paternity when ordering the name change. Because reasonable people could differ under the circumstances present here, the trial court cannot be said to have abused its discretion. We affirm the alteration of the backup care provisions without discussion. The trial court's order is AFFIRMED.
ALLEN and HAWKES, JJ. concur.
LEWIS, J., dissents with written opinion.