FLOWERS v. CAIN

Record No. 760881.

237 S.E.2d 111 (1977)

Larry Anderson FLOWERS v. Joyce R. CAIN.

Supreme Court of Virginia.

September 1, 1977.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

E. Eugene Gunter, Winchester, for appellant.

James L. Berry, Winchester, on brief, for appellee.

Before I'ANSON, C. J., and CARRICO, HARRISON, COCHRAN, HARMAN, POFF and COMPTON, JJ.


CARRICO, Justice.

In an application filed pursuant to Va. Code § 8-577.1, Joyce R. Cain sought to have the names of her two minor children, born of a previous marriage, changed to the surname of her present husband, Thomas Franklin Cain. The natural father, Larry Anderson Flowers, objected to the proposed change, but the trial court, after a hearing, granted the mother's application. We awarded Flowers an appeal.

The children, Larry Anderson Flowers,...

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