Legal Opinion
West v. Wright
Court of Appeals of Maryland
Decided November 9, 1971No. [No. 51, September Term, 1971.]PublishedCited by 21 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtDigges, J.
This is an appeal from the Circuit Court for Anne Arundel County where Judge Wray, sitting in equity, decreed that the surname of two young children be changed to the last name of their stepfather. The controversy really originated in 1961 when appellant, Jack Curtis West and his former wife, the appellee, Evangelene Kennedy Wright were divorced. At that time Mrs. Wright was given custody of the two children, Todd Curtis West, who is now twelve years old and his younger brother, Phillip Jay West, now eleven. The father was given visitation rights and required to make monthly support payments,…
2Cases cited14 opinions
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