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[–] SpoopyKing@lemmy.sdf.org 50 points 3 days ago (3 children)

One of my favorite court transcripts is Sheppard v. Speir.

The Court: All right. Now, do you have some objection to him being renamed Samuel Charles?

Sheppard: Yes.

The Court: Why? You think it's better for his name to be Weather'by Dot Com Chanel-

Sheppard: Well, the-

The Court: Just a minute for the record.

Sheppard: Sorry.

The Court: Chanel Fourcast, spelled F-o-u-r-c-a-s-t? And in response to that question, I want you to think about what he's going to be-what his life is going to be like when he enters the first grade and has to fill out all [the] paperwork where you fill out-this little kid fills out his last name and his first name and his middle name, okay? So I just want-if your answer to that is yes, you think his name is better today than it would be with Samuel Charles, as his father would like to name him and why. Go ahead.

Sheppard: Yes, I think it's better this way.

[–] Tonava@sopuli.xyz 16 points 2 days ago

That was a wild read, thanks for sharing. I'm so glad the kid had a father that cared, and that he got the custody and succeeded in changing that name!

[–] weariedfae@sh.itjust.works 10 points 2 days ago

Read the whole thing. That was wild. I think, alone, Weatherby (said together) isn't the worst name I've ever heard but all the rest is cuckoo banana pants. Based on what came out of the court proceedings that woman had some PROBLEMS.

[–] blarghly@lemmy.world 2 points 2 days ago

I feel like the most shocking part of all of this is that this woman who is in and out of jail, has 3 other kids, and can't hold down a job for more than a few weeks managed to get a whole-ass trial about this.