Civil Court of the City of New York December 23, 2003 (In re Doe)

OPINION OF THE COURT

Lucy Billings, J.

I. Background

Petitioner mother and guardian of her daughter and son, who reside with petitioner, seeks a court order changing her name and her children’s names because petitioner is a domestic violence victim; her abuser knows all her identifying information; and she fears that her and her children’s lives and safety are in serious jeopardy unless she and