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LEADINGHAM EX REL. SMITH v. SMITH

No. 2000-CA-001533-DG.

56 S.W.3d 420 (2001)

Denise LEADINGHAM, on behalf of Lacey Danielle SMITH, Appellant, v. Jeffrey S. SMITH, Appellees.

Court of Appeals of Kentucky.

September 7, 2001.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

C. David Mussetter, Ashland, KY, for Appellant.

Mary Hall Sergent, Ashland, KY, for Appellee.

Before HUDDLESTON, KNOPF and TACKETT, Judges.

OPINION

HUDDLESTON, Judge.

The ties of common names and kindred blood and the affection that flows from these strong ties has fueled the controversy before us.

Denise Leadingham, the mother of Lacey Danielle Smith, appeals a circuit court order that reversed a district court judgment that changed Lacey's surname to Smith-Leadingham.

Lacey, a minor, was born of the marriage of Jeffrey S. Smith...

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