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reversing a final judgment changing the parties' children's maternal surname to that of the father because nothing in the record disclosed why the name change was in the children's best interests
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No. 1D99-2649.
Opinion filed February 11, 2000.
An appeal from the Circuit Court for Duval County, Charles O. Mitchell, Jr., Judge.
Alan D. Henderson of Henderson Keasler Law Firm, Jacksonville, for Appellant.
No appearance for Appellee.
This is an appeal from a final judgment of dissolution changing the parties' children's maternal surname to that of the father. Because nothing in the record discloses why the change in the children's name is in the best interest of the children, the cause is remanded to allow the trial court to reconsider the issue, pursuant to the standard approved inDurham v. McNair, 659 So.2d 1291 (Fla. 5th DCA 1995).
REVERSED and REMANDED for further proceedings.
ERVIN, BOOTH and BENTON, JJ., CONCUR.