In Re Carter Ex Rel. Karawan

640 S.E.2d 96 (2006)

In re The Petition of Blake A. CARTER, A Minor, by Christina M. Karawan for Change of Name to Blake A. Karawan.

No. 33064.

Supreme Court of Appeals of West Virginia.

Submitted: September 20, 2006.

Decided: November 9, 2006.

Dissenting Opinion of Justice Benjamin December 14, 2006.

John A. Proctor, Esq., Underwood Law Offices, Huntington, for Appellant.

Julia B. Shalhoup, Esq., Charleston, for Appellee.

This case is before this Court upon appeal of a final order of the Circuit Court of Kanawha County entered on August 26, 2005. In that order, the circuit court held that reasonable…