Is it in the child's best interests to have both parents' surnames?

Ontario, Canada


The following excerpt is from Schaafsma v. Eaton, 2019 ONCJ 423 (CanLII):

In Benko v. Torok, supra, the child had only the mother’s surname at the time of the trial. Justice O’Connell made a final order for joint custody of the child and made a finding that it was in the child’s best interests to have the surnames of both parents.

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