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根据短文,回答题。Can you change your name just because you don’t like it? And the answer appears to be “yes”in Virginia and“no”in New York.
The Virginia 11 involved two women who wanted to take their maiden names 12 even though they were still married.The lower court in Virginia 13 their request for change of name on the 14 that Virginia law.1ike that of many states,allowed a married woman to 15 her maiden name only after she was divorced.But the Virginia Supreme Court 16the lower court saying that there was nothing in the law 17 indicated that a name could only be changed after 18.The court then pointed out that 19 the common law,a person is tree to adopt a new name as 20 as it’s not for a fraudulent purpose or to cheat creditors.21 you live in New York。however,you 22 well have a more difficult time changing your name.A woman named Copperman went to 23 to have her name changed to Copperperson.She explained that she believed in the feminist 24 and felt that the name Copperperson could more properly 25 her sense of human equality than could the name Copperman.26 New York Supreme Court Justice John Scileppi did not agree with her reasoning and refused to 27 the change—of—name request.He wrote that “the possibilities are 28 endless and this would truly be 29 the realm of nonsense.”So she is still“Miss Copperman”,30 she gets married,or move to Virginia.

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