In Re the Marriage of Killman

The opinion of the court was delivered by

Lockett, J.:

Wife appealed the district court order changing the name of the minor child of the marriage to husband’s name in the decree of divorce. The Court of Appeals, in In re Marriage of Killman, 23 Kan. App. 2d 975, 976, 939 P.2d 970 (1997), held that Kansas courts have implied authority to change a child’s name in a divorce proceeding, but the district court abused its discretion in changing the name of the minor child because it failed to consider the interests of the child and mother. We granted the husband’s petition for review.

Diana I. Bock,…