MURPHY, C.J., delivered the opinion of the Court. SMITH, J., dissents and filed a dissenting opinion at page 451 infra.
Mary Emily Stuart and Samuel H. Austell, Jr., were married in Virginia on November 13, 1971 and, shortly thereafter, took up residence in Columbia, Howard County, Maryland. In accordance with the couple's oral antenuptial agreement, Stuart continued, after the marriage, to use and be exclusively known by her birth given ("maiden") name and...
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