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IN RE DENNIS

Record No. 160652.

802 S.E.2d 811 (2017)

IN RE: James Gardner DENNIS.

Supreme Court of Virginia.

August 17, 2017.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Dale R. Jensen , Staunton, for appellant.

PRESENT: Lemons, C.J., Goodwyn, McClanahan, Powell, Kelsey, and McCullough, JJ., and Millette, S.J.

In this appeal, we consider what constitutes good cause for a court to consider a petitioner's change of name application under Code § 8.01-217(D).

BACKGROUND

On January 7, 2016, James Gardner Dennis (Dennis), an inmate in the Greensville Correctional Center, petitioned the Circuit Court...

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