Tolbert v. Tolbert

1. We have here a situation where counsel recognized their appeal did not require a transcript of evidence because it involved only a single legal question *395not previously passed on by our appellate courts. The sole problem presented for decision is succinctly stated in appellant’s brief in these words: "While other objections were made to the petition at the trial court level, the single question presented on this appeal is whether or not the judge had the authority to grant the required name change requested by the two children when their mother was completely barred from bringing such a…