Legal Opinion
In re: Dennis
Supreme Court of Virginia
Decided August 17, 2017No. Record 160652Published
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION BY JUSTICE S. BERNARD GOODWYN
In this appeal, we consider what constitutes good cause for a court to consider a petitioner's change of name application under Code § 8.01-217(D). BACKGROUND
On January 7, 2016, James Gardner Dennis (Dennis), an inmate in the Greensville Correctional Center, petitioned the Circuit Court of Greensville County to change his name to James Gardner Wright pursuant to Code § 8.01-217 (the Application). 1 The Application complied with the notice and disclosure requirements of Code § 8.01-217(B), and stated that Dennis was incarcerated in the Greensville…
2Cases cited3 opinions
- Landrum v. CHIPPENHAM AND JOHNSTON-WILLISSupreme Court of Virginia · 2011
- AME FINANCIAL CORP. v. KiritsisSupreme Court of Virginia · 2011
- Stephens v. CommonwealthSupreme Court of Virginia · 2007