Portia de Rossi Files Request to Adopt Ellen DeGeneres' Last Name

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A judge is expected to approve the request filed in Los Angeles County Superior Court as such petitions are routinely granted.

August 10, 2010

AceShowbiz - Former "Ally McBeal" star Portia de Rossi has filed court papers to legally take on her partner Ellen DeGeneres' last name. The couple wed in a same sex ceremony in 2008 when gay marriage was legalized in the state of California.

The Aussie actress lodged the name change petition in Los Angeles County Superior Court last Friday, August 6, asking to be formally known as Portia DeGeneres. A judge is expected to approve the request as such petitions are routinely granted, reports TMZ.com.

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