Hinrichs v. Beinecke

This is a proceeding brought by a father to prevent his former spouse, who has since remarried, from imposing her new surname upon the four children of their marriage. These children who are 14, 12, 9 and 7 years of age, respectively, are subject to the general custody and control of their mother by virtue of the terms of a separation agreement executed by the adults herein in 1960 and later incorporated as a provision of the Alabama decree of divorce which the mother obtained.

Due to the factual nature of the issues raised by the petition and response necessarily affecting these children as…