Woman Can Take Female Partner’s Name 
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Published: January 28, 2011
Tags: Domestic Relations, Judge C. Randall Lowe, Virginia Circuit Courts, Washington County Circuit Court
A Washington County Circuit Court grants a woman’s petition to change her name to that of her female partner, so the whole family may share the same name.
The court finds petitioner’s intent in having the same last name as her partner is for all members of the household to have the same last name, including ...
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