In re Dowdrick

SHEELY, J.,

On November 29, 1977, Ivan Eugene Dowdrick, a male individual, divorced and the father of two children (none of whom reside with petitioner), filed a petition with the court to change his name to Mary Ellen Dowdrick, pursuant to the provisions of the Act of April 18, 1923, P.L. 75, as amended, 54 P.S. §1 et seq. A hearing was held before the court on January 18, 1978. Testifying at the hearing was petitioner, Ivan Eugene Dowdrick, and the Reverend John Paul Weyman, who appeared in opposition to the granting of the change of name.

At the hearing, the proper advertisements and…