Legal Opinion
In re Change of Name of Harris to Strubble
West Virginia Supreme Court
Decided June 21, 1977No. 13840; No. 13841PublishedCited by 24 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Neely, Justice:
The Court granted these two appeals and consolidated them for decision in order to settle the law in this State on the right of a divorced woman with minor children to change her name and the right of the guardian of a minor child to have the child’s name changed.
Cynthia Louise Harris petitioned the Circuit Court of Morgan County in August 1976, to change her name from Cynthia Louise Harris to Cynthia Louise Struble. She alleged that she had been married to James Edward Harris, Jr. and that by order of the Circuit Court of Manatee County, Florida, she was divorced from James…
2Cases cited16 opinions
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- Don v. DonSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1955
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3Cited by24 opinions
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