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ELWELL v. ELWELL

No. 110-73.

313 A.2d 394 (1973)

Marcia E. Daker ELWELL v. Richard C. ELWELL.

Supreme Court of Vermont.

December 10, 1973.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Kathleen M. Mitchell and William M. Dorsch, Vermont Legal Aid, Inc., Springfield, for plaintiff.

Before BARNEY, SMITH, KEYSER and DALEY, JJ., and HILL, Superior Judge.

PER CURIAM.

As part of her divorce libel, the libelant requested the right to resume her former name. The divorce was uncontested. The judgment order made no reference to this prayer, and the libelant appealed on that ground.

15 V.S.A. § 557 provides:

Upon granting a divorce to a woman, unless good cause is shown to the contrary, the court may allow her to resume her maiden name or the name of a former husband.

This statute, by its terms...

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