SOLER & BERENDT

The matter of *Soler & Berendt* concerned an application by the mother for a change of surname for the child, B Berendt. The application was heard by Foster J.

The central legal issue before the court was whether it was in the best interests of the child to permit a change of surname from that of the father to that of the mother.

Foster J dismissed the mother's application. While the specific reasoning is not detailed in the provided text, the decision indicates that the court determined that a change of surname was not in the child's best interests. The court's final order was that the mother's application be dismissed.