COHEE v. COHEE

No. 43923.

317 N.W.2d 381 (1982)

210 Neb. 855

Elizabeth COHEE, Appellant, v. Rick COHEE, Appellee.

Supreme Court of Nebraska.

March 19, 1982.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Rae Ann Schmitz, Scottsbluff, for appellant.

R. L. Gilbert, Morrill, for appellee.

Sarah J. Shofstall of Knapp, Mues, Sidwell, Anderson, Shofstall & Beavers, Kearney, and Judith I. Avner and Phyllis N. Segal, New York City, for amici curiae NOW Legal Defense and Education Fund, Nat. Center on Women and Family Law, and The Center for a Woman's Own Name.

Heard before KRIVOSHA, C. J., and BOSLAUGH, McCOWN, CLINTON, WHITE, HASTINGS, and CAPORALE, JJ.


WHITE, Justice.

A single issue is presented in this marriage dissolution case. When the parents disagree as to the surname of a child, does the District Court have jurisdiction to specify the name of the child, and if so, what standard or standards are to be used to guide the District Court in its decision?

The parties to this short-lived marriage were in their late teens at their marriage date, February 24, 1979. They separated in July 1979. The appellant...

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