Divorce Jurisdiction Self-Quiz
Aidan left
his wife Anita in their marital home in Indiana, moved to Michigan,
established domicile and obtained a divorce which denied her alimony.
Although notified by mail, Anita refused to appear. Since Michigan
did not have personal jurisdiction over Anita, how will Indiana treat
the Michigan divorce decree?
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Al and Peggy
are unhappily married. Peggy leaves Al and moves to New Jersey, a state
that neither Al nor Peggy had visited before, taking along Al’s
beloved cat Meow. Peggy initiates divorce proceedings against Al in New
Jersey. Al drives all the way to New Jersey only to retrieve Meow. While
Al is there, he is served with process. Can the New Jersey court obtain
jurisdiction over Al?
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AJ is being
sued for divorce by his wife Shannon in Texas. Both made personal appearances
in court. AJ, who lives in California, wishes to collaterally attack the
Texas divorce decree in California on the ground that the Texas court
lacked personal jurisdiction over him. AJ’s collateral attack in
California will be successful.
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Lefty and
Vanessa agreed to fly to Mexico to obtain a quickie divorce. To save Vanessa
some money, Lefty had her sign the appropriate paperwork, but obtained
the divorce in Mexico alone. Lefty and Vanessa now wish to have a Connecticut
court give full faith and credit to their Mexican divorce. What will the
court do?
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