Flowers v. Cain

In an application filed pursuant to Va. Code § 8-577.1, Joyce R. Cain sought to have the names of her two minor children, born of a previous marriage, changed to the surname of her present husband, Thomas Franklin Cain. The natural father, Larry Anderson Flowers, objected to the proposed change, but the trial court, after a hearing, granted the mother’s application. We awarded Flowers an appeal.

The children, Larry Anderson Flowers, Jr., and Christopher Allan Flowers, were born, respectively, March 15,1968, and July 13, 1969. On April 30, 1971, the mother was awarded a final divorce from…