In Re NAME CHANGE OF JENNA A.J.

LOUGHRY, Justice:

Petitioner Jim J. 1 appeals from the December 6, 2013, order of the Circuit Court of Monongalia County granting Respondent Jessica M.’s petition to change the surname of the parties’ minor daughter. 2 Upon our careful review of the record in this matter, including the opinion and mandate issued when this same case was previously appealed, we conclude that the circuit court lacked any authority to enter the December 6, 2013, order. Accordingly, for the reasons set forth below, we reverse.

I. Factual and Procedural Background

Many of the pertinent facts of this case are set forth…