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IN RE WILLHITE

No. 97-2587.

85 Ohio St.3d 28 (1999)

IN RE WILLHITE.

Supreme Court of Ohio.

Decided March 17, 1999.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Rebecca K. Kaye, for appellant Janet M. Williams.

Sal G. Scrofano, for appellee Guy L. Willhite.

LUNDBERG STRATTON, J.

"What's in a name?" Shakespeare asked. Shakespeare, Romeo and Juliet, Act II, Scene ii. "An individual's name is important because it symbolizes familial lineage and heritage and represents one's legal identity." Kennedy-Sjodin, Keegan v. Gudahl: The Child's Surname as a New Bargaining Chip in the Game of Divorce (1996), 41 S.D.L.Rev. 166.

As Justice Snell's dissent in In re Marriage of Gulsvig (1993),

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