Messiah

NEWPORT, Tenn. – An East Tennessee magistrate has been replaced months after ordering a baby’s name changed from Messiah to Martin because she believes Messiah…

  *A Tennessee judge ruled that Jaleesa Martin will be allowed to name her son ‘Messiah.’   The judge’s ruling overturned the order from another…

A while back, a story hit the wire about a Tennessee judge ordering a woman to change her child’s name from ‘Messiah’. The mother and father could not agree on a last name, thus they ended up in family court. Child Support Magistrate Lu Ann Ballew ordered that the child’s name be changed to ‘Martin […]

A Tennessee mother is appealing a court’s decision after a judge ordered her son’s name be changed from “Messiah” to “Martin.” Jaleesa Martin and the baby’s father could not agree on a last name, which is how they ended up at a child support hearing. The Judge ordered the 7-month-old’s name be “Martin DeShawn McCullough.” […]