Webber v. Parker

YARRUT, Judge.

The sole issues presented by this appeal by the Plaintiff-Appellant, briefly stated, are:(1) Which parent has the right to name a child of the marriage, born during the pendency of a suit for separation; and,(2) Should one parent name the child without approval of the other or the court, what proceeding must be taken to nullify the name given and to rename the child?

On January 7, 1963, Plaintiff-husband sued for separation on the ground of cruelty, reciting his marriage to Defendant-wife on June 16, 1962, and that no children were born of the marriage, but that his wife was then…