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In re Johnson

DISTRICT COURT OF APPEAL OF THE STATE OF FLORIDA FOURTH DISTRICT
Nov 21, 2018
259 So. 3d 133 (Fla. Dist. Ct. App. 2018)

Opinion

No. 4D18-695

11-21-2018

IN RE: The NAME CHANGE OF Ronald Russell JOHNSON.

Jason H. Haber of Haber | Blank, LLP, Fort Lauderdale, for appellant. No appellee.


Jason H. Haber of Haber | Blank, LLP, Fort Lauderdale, for appellant.

No appellee.

Per Curiam.

The petitioner appeals the circuit court's order denying his petition for a name change. The petitioner argues the circuit court erred in two respects: (1) by denying his facially sufficient petition without setting forth a factual basis for what appears, from the face of the order, to have been the circuit court's conclusion that he sought the name change for an ulterior or illegal purpose; and (2) by denying his request to have a court reporter record the hearing.

We agree with both arguments. See In re Zimmer , 207 So.3d 1006, 1007 (Fla. 4th DCA 2017) ("Where a trial court denies a facially sufficient petition [for name change], the factual basis for doing so must be set forth in its order."); Fla. R. Jud. Admin. 2.535(b) ("Any proceeding shall be reported on the request of any party.").

We reverse and remand for a new hearing before a different judge, as the prior judge has since left the bench.

Reversed and remanded for new hearing.

Gerber, C.J., Warner and Forst, JJ., concur.


Summaries of

In re Johnson

DISTRICT COURT OF APPEAL OF THE STATE OF FLORIDA FOURTH DISTRICT
Nov 21, 2018
259 So. 3d 133 (Fla. Dist. Ct. App. 2018)
Case details for

In re Johnson

Case Details

Full title:IN RE: THE NAME CHANGE OF RONALD RUSSELL JOHNSON.

Court:DISTRICT COURT OF APPEAL OF THE STATE OF FLORIDA FOURTH DISTRICT

Date published: Nov 21, 2018

Citations

259 So. 3d 133 (Fla. Dist. Ct. App. 2018)