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WEATHERS v. SUPERIOR COURT

Docket No. 47555.

54 Cal.App.3d 286 (1976)

126 Cal. Rptr. 547

JANET LYNN WEATHERS, Petitioner, v. THE SUPERIOR COURT OF LOS ANGELES COUNTY, Respondent; FRANCISCO GRIPPA, Real Party in Interest.

Court of Appeals of California, Second District, Division One.

January 9, 1976.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

COUNSEL

Jill Jakes, Fred Okrand, Mark D. Rosenbaum, Daniel C. Lavery and Mary Ellen Gale for Petitioner.

No appearance for Respondent.

No appearance for Real Party in Interest.

OPINION

THOMPSON, J.

(1a) The case at bench reaches us on petition for writ of mandate. It raises the issue of the right of a wife who during marriage used her maiden name to petition for a dissolution of marriage in that name rather than the surname of her husband. We conclude that the wife has the right so to file her petition.

On April 14, 1975, wife, appearing in propria persona, filed her petition for dissolution...

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