The Times-News reports that a baby girl born last weekend to a Carter County couple has been named: Sarah McCain Palin Ciptak.
Father Mark Ciptak of Elizabethton put the name on documents for his baby girl’s birth certificate, although it isn’t the name he and his wife originally agreed on.
“We actually came up with the name Ava Grace, and I secretively went and got another set of forms to send to (Social Security officials and the Tennessee Department of Health)…” Ciptak said.
“Only some friends and family members who I have called for prayer support know at this point.”
If his wife disagrees, an official with the Tennessee Department of Health’s Office of Vital Records told the Times-News Monday, the family has one year to file an affidavit requesting the name change. After one year, a court order from the family’s county of origin will be required.
Prayer support, that’s good. I suspect he’s going to need divine intervention to escape serious frying-pan-related injuries. Also: Knox News has picked up the story: go read the highly entertaining comments.
