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MATTER OF QUIRK

No. 92-761.

504 N.W.2d 879 (1993)

In the Matter of the Name Change of Bryce Jerrun QUIRK. Lori A. QUIRK, Appellant, v. Kirk R. EDWARDS, Appellee.

Supreme Court of Iowa.

August 25, 1993.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Patricia N. Acton and John S. Allen, Iowa City, and Susan E. Hennen and Christine Boyer, Student Legal Interns, Iowa City, for appellant.

Kirk R. Edwards, pro se.

Considered en banc.

NEUMAN, Justice.

This is an appeal from a decree changing the name of the parties' minor child from the mother's maiden name to the father's surname. We conclude that because the change was ordered over the mother's objection, the court contravened the express provision of Iowa Code section 674.6 (1991) which requires the consent of both parents. Accordingly, we reverse.

The case reaches us on a stipulated record. Appellant Lori Quirk and appellee Kirk Edwards...

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