Swimmer and Fidel Castro favourite Susie Maroney gave birth to her first child a few weeks back. Unfortunately, the happy occasion is somewhat ruined by the news the child's father, Maroney's estranged husband Robert Daniels, has turned to solicitors in order to fight the name Susie chose for their bub.

What was the name, I hear you ask? Paris Seana Maroney.

Surprisingly, he's not arguing about the boganesque 'Paris' bit, it's the lack of Daniels in the name that has him peeved.

Robert Daniels, Maroney's estranged husband, has engaged a solicitor to fight for his daughter's right to bear his surname. Daniels, 30, was advised of his child's birth by Sutherland Hospital staff soon after her delivery on June 19.

The bank worker was later told by a colleague of his wife's plans to name the child Paris Seana Maroney, after the birth was announced on radio. Daniels reluctantly told Confidential yesterday he was determined to have a relationship with his daughter and have his family name recognised on her birth certificate.

"My daughter is the most important thing in my life and that is not negotiable," he said. "(Excluding my name) is very disappointing for me and my entire family."

The best bit of the article is this part.

Maroney, who moved out of the couple's marital home in Caringbah in April, named her first child Paris, after the French capital.

I love how the French connection needs to be specified. Is there a whole generation of young girls being named after Paris Hilton, do you think?

 

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