Klein v. Klein

Believing that the Circuit Court for Montgomery County has blotted out her maiden name 1 by refusing to restore it to her at the time of the passage of a decree of divorce a vinculo matrimonii, Jennifer E. Klein asks us to “[s]et down ... [her] name .. .” 2 because “[a] good name is better than riches.” 3 We shall do so for the reasons hereafter stated.

The record shows that appellant and appellee entered into a voluntary separation and property settlement agreement on April 10,1975. The agreement recited the marriage of the parties; the birth of a son, then age 4; various financial…