Judge: Girl's name won't do

[mrsmaalox]

Judge: Girl's name, Talula Does The Hula, won't do

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080724/...VTjIgIDeoDW7oF


WELLINGTON, New Zealand - A family court judge in New Zealand has had enough with parents giving their children bizarre names here, and did something about it.

Just ask Talula Does The Hula From Hawaii. He had her renamed.

Judge Rob Murfitt made the 9-year-old girl a ward of the court so that her name could be changed, he said in a ruling made public Thursday. The girl was involved in a custody battle, he said.

The new name was not made public to protect the girl's privacy.

"The court is profoundly concerned about the very poor judgment which this child's parents have shown in choosing this name," he wrote. "It makes a fool of the child and sets her up with a social disability and handicap, unnecessarily."

The girl had been so embarrassed at the name that she had never told her closest friends what it was. She told people to call her "K" instead, the girl's lawyer, Colleen MacLeod, told the court.

In his ruling, Murfitt cited a list of the unfortunate names.

Registration officials blocked some names, including Fish and Chips, Yeah Detroit, Keenan Got Lucy and Sex Fruit, he said. But others were allowed, including Number 16 Bus Shelter "and tragically, Violence," he said.

New Zealand law does not allow names that would cause offense to a reasonable person, among other conditions, said Brian Clarke, the registrar general of Births, Deaths and Marriages.

Clarke said officials usually talked to parents who proposed unusual names to convince them about the potential for embarrassment.
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Hmmm

[MaNuMaNiAc]

The girl is better off. Absolute idiots she has for parents

[tp2021]

I'm moving to Hawaii to start a band.
I'm thinkin about callin it Talula does the Hula.

[mrsmaalox]

I'm moving to Hawaii to start a band.
I'm thinkin about callin it Talula does the Hula.

[spurs_fan_in_exile]

I hope the parents strike back by naming her Candace Lapdances. Or Carlotta Lambada.

[IceColdBrewski]

That's close to child abuse, IMO. Children should be able to take their parents to court for such incompetency once they turn 18.

I insisted that the names and initials of our children pass the "junior high school" test. Because if there's a way to metally torture a kid with his/her name, it will surely be revealed. Junior high kids are sadistic enough without handing them ammunition.

[DarkReign]

My in ials are BMF.

[lefty]

My in ials are BMF.

Be My Friend ????

[Judge Judy]

Judge: Girl's name, Talula Does The Hula, won't do

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080724/...VTjIgIDeoDW7oF


WELLINGTON, New Zealand - A family court judge in New Zealand has had enough with parents giving their children bizarre names here, and did something about it.

Just ask Talula Does The Hula From Hawaii. He had her renamed.

Judge Rob Murfitt made the 9-year-old girl a ward of the court so that her name could be changed, he said in a ruling made public Thursday. The girl was involved in a custody battle, he said.

The new name was not made public to protect the girl's privacy.

"The court is profoundly concerned about the very poor judgment which this child's parents have shown in choosing this name," he wrote. "It makes a fool of the child and sets her up with a social disability and handicap, unnecessarily."

The girl had been so embarrassed at the name that she had never told her closest friends what it was. She told people to call her "K" instead, the girl's lawyer, Colleen MacLeod, told the court.

In his ruling, Murfitt cited a list of the unfortunate names.

Registration officials blocked some names, including Fish and Chips, Yeah Detroit, Keenan Got Lucy and Sex Fruit, he said. But others were allowed, including Number 16 Bus Shelter "and tragically, Violence," he said.

New Zealand law does not allow names that would cause offense to a reasonable person, among other conditions, said Brian Clarke, the registrar general of Births, Deaths and Marriages.

Clarke said officials usually talked to parents who proposed unusual names to convince them about the potential for embarrassment.
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Hmmm

Don't get too comfortable. This case isn't going to last long!

[MaNuMaNiAc]

My in ials are BMF.

Big Mo Fo?