Legal Opinion
In re Reynolds
Supreme Court of The Virgin Islands
Decided December 17, 2013No. S. Ct. Civil No. 2013-0031PublishedCited by 32 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION OF THE COURT
(December 17, 2013)
Cabret, Associate Justice.
Kristen Leigh Reynolds appeals the Superior Court’s denial of her petition for a name change, in which she sought to change her last name to “Tauer” to match that of her same-sex partner. She argues that her petition complied with the requirements of 16 V.I.C. § 181, and therefore the Superior Court should have granted the *332name change. For the reasons that follow, we vacate the Superior Court’s order denying her petition and remand for further proceedings.
I.FACTUAL AND PROCEDURAL BACKGROUND
On November 13, 2012, Kristen Leigh…
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