Legally a Porter

Most of you know that Andrew is my son from my first marriage to Ben Graham, and his legal last name is Graham.  When I married Tom, and Andrew (at 3) learned I would become a Porter, he looked at me with tear filled eyes and said, "I want to be a Porter a too."  Being a Mom who sometimes just can't say no, I told him he could be a Porter also.  From that time on, we have just included Andrew in the Porter gang and he has gone by Graham-Porter since then.  He is lucky kid to have two families that love and support him and why not share the name of both?  This month (with Ben's permission) we made him a legal Graham-Porter.  I really didn't think it was all that big of deal to Andrew as he has been going by this name all along.  What really made it a big deal was that he would get his name in the paper for 3 straight weeks making him quite famous in all our eyes.  It was fun to watch him race off to Luke's house with a copy of the paper to show it off.

So now on March 20th, he will be legally and officially

Andrew Benjamin Graham-Porter

Here is a copy of what is running in the local paper.

SUPERIOR COURT OF CALIFORNIA COUNTY OF SAN MATEO PETITION SUPERIOR COURT OF CALIFORNIA COUNTY OF SAN MATEO PETITION OF JADE PORTER and BENJAMIN DAVIS GRAHAM on behalf of ANDREW BENJAMIN GRAHAM FOR CHANGE OF NAME ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE FOR CHANGE OF NAME CASE NUMBER CIV 511538 TO ALL INTERESTED PERSONS: Jade Porter and Benjamin Davis Graham on behalf of Andrew Benjamin Graham filed a petition with this court for a decree changing names as follows: Present name: Andrew Benjamin Graham to Proposed name: Andrew Benjamin Graham-Porter THE COURT ORDERS that all persons interested in this matter appear before this court at the hearing indicated below to show cause, if any, why the petition for change of name should not be granted. Any person objecting to the name changes described above must file a written objection that includes the reasons for the objection at least two court days before the matter is scheduled to be heard and must appear at the hearing to show cause why the petition should not be granted. If no written objection is timely filed, the court may grant the petition without a hearing. NOTICE OF HEARING Date: 3-20-12, 0900 AM, Dept.: PJ, Room 2E Superior Court of California, County of San Mateo 400 County Center Redwood City, CA 94063 A copy of this Order to Show Cause shall be published at least once each week for four successive weeks prior to the date set for hearing on the petition in the following newspaper of general circulation, printed in this county, San Mateo County Times. Date: Feb.1,2012 /s/ JUDGE OF THE SUPERIOR COURT SMCT#4327618 Feb. 8,15,22,29,2012

Appeared in: Bay Area News Group on 02/08/2012, 02/15/2012 and 02/22/2012