Judge Lets Man Change Name to Jesus Christ
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Manhattan man’s holiday spirits soared to celestial heights last Friday when
a judge gave him permission to change his name to Jesus Christ.
According to MyWay news, Jose Luis
Espinal, 42, of Washington Heights, said he was “happy” and “grateful”
that the judge approved the change, effective immediately. Espinal said
he was moved to seek the name change about a year ago when it dawned on
him, “I am the person that is that name.”
Espinal,
who acted as his own lawyer, got the change approved by Manhattan Civil
Court Judge Diane Lebedeff, who said she was “satisfied that this
application is neither novel, nor would granting it pose practical
problems.”
The judge
said name change applications usually are not denied just because the
change might cause practical difficulties or be thought unwise, as long
as a person with the same name does not object to the proposed change.
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