New York Consolidated Laws

N.Y. Civil Rights Law § 63 (2026)

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§ 63. Order. If the court to which the petition is presented is
satisfied thereby, or by the affidavit and certificate presented
therewith, that the petition is true, and that there is no reasonable
objection to the change of name proposed, and if the petition be to
change the name of an infant, that the interests of the infant will be
substantially promoted by the change, the court shall make an order
authorizing the petitioner to assume the name proposed. The order shall
further recite the date and place of birth of the applicant and, if the
applicant was born in the state of New York, such order shall set forth
the number of the applicant's birth certificate or that no birth
certificate is available. The order shall be directed to be entered and
the papers on which it was granted to be filed in the clerk's office of
the county in which the petitioner resides if they are an individual, or
in the office of the clerk of the civil court of the city of New York if
the order be made by that court.

Notes of Decisions

Cited in 66 cases (11 in the last 5 years), 1985–2025 · leading case: In re Eberhardt, 83 A.D.3d 116 (N.Y. App. Div. 2011).

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In re Eberhardt, 83 A.D.3d 116 (N.Y. App. Div. 2011). · cites it 3× “Analysis Civil Rights Law § 63 authorizes an infant’s name change if there is no reasonable objection to the proposed name, and the interests of the infant will be substantially promoted by the change.”

Matter of Niethe (McCarthy--DePerno), 2017 NY Slip Op 5371 (N.Y. App. Div. 2017). · cites it 2× ““Civil Rights Law § 63 authorizes an infant’s name change if there is no reasonable objection to the proposed name, and the interests of the infant will be substantially promoted by the change” (Matter of Eberhardt, 83 AD3d 116, 121 [2011]).”

McDonald v. McDonald, 196 A.D.2d 7 (N.Y. App. Div. 1994). · cites it 2× “Moreover, "the interests of the infant[s] will be substantially promoted by the change” requested by the husband (Civil Rights Law § 63). As the court stated in Matter of Petras ( 123 Misc 2d 665, 672 ): "Deprivation of a father’s surname is a serious and far-reaching action,…”

In re Altheim, 12 A.D.3d 993 (N.Y. App. Div. 2004). “Civil Rights Law § 63 states that a court shall grant a petition to change an infant’s name if it “is satisfied .”

In re Washington, 216 A.D.2d 781 (N.Y. App. Div. 1995). “*782 Turning to the merits, Civil Rights Law § 63 states in relevant part that "[i]f the court * * * is satisfied * * * that the petition is true, and that there is no reasonable objection to the change of name proposed * * * the court shall make an order authorizing the…”

In re Doe, 3 Misc. 3d 648 (N.Y. City Civ. Ct. 2003). · cites it 6× “) Therefore she also requests, as essential to their safety, that notice of their name changes not be (1) given to her daughter’s father, the abuser (Civil Rights Law § 62 [1]), (2) published (Civil Rights Law §§ 63, 64-a) or (3) maintained as a court record accessible to the…”

In re M.M., 2 Misc. 3d 747 (N.Y. Sup. Ct. 2003). “The court further finds, for the reasons set forth herein, that the petitioner should be permitted to dispense with the requirement of publication contained in Civil Rights Law §§ 63 and 64. Dates have been redacted from the instant decision, for purposes of publication, in…”

In re E.P.L., 26 Misc. 3d 336 (N.Y. Sup. Ct. 2009). “Accordingly, petitioner’s request to be exempted from the publication requirements of Civil Rights Law § 63 is granted. Furthermore, the records of this name change proceeding are hereinafter ordered to be sealed, and shall be hereinafter opened only by order of the court for…”

In re Kyle Michael M., 281 A.D.2d 954 (N.Y. App. Div. 2001). “r further proceedings in accordance with the following Memorandum: Supreme Court erred in denying the petition of the biological mother and granting the cross petition of the biological father, each seeking to change the name of the parties’ infant son, without conducting a…”

In re John Phillip M.-P, 307 A.D.2d 318 (N.Y. App. Div. 2003). “Accordingly, we remit the matter to the Supreme Court, Nassau County, for a hearing to determine whether the interests of the child would be “substantially promoted” by a name change (Civil Rights Law § 63; see Matter of Kyle Michael M.”

Learn v. Haskell, 194 A.D.2d 859 (N.Y. App. Div. 1993). “Civil Rights Law § 63 states in relevant part that: "If the court to which the [name change] petition is presented is satisfied * * * that the petition is true, and that there is no reasonable objection to the change of name proposed, and if the petition be to change the name of…”

Matter of Noah ZZ. (Amanda YY.--Ramon ZZ.), 2020 NY Slip Op 05007 (N.Y. App. Div. 2020). · cites it 2× “Pursuant to Civil Rights Law article 6, an application to change a child's name shall be granted as long as the court is satisfied that the petition is true, there is no reasonable objection to the proposed name change by the opposing party and the child's interests will be…”

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