In re Marriage of Henry

The issue is whether the Court of Appeals has jurisdiction over an appeal by a party who failed to answer in circuit court although that party concedes that she was personally and properly served with summons in another state. We hold that the Court of Appeals has jurisdiction.

This is a suit by a husband for dissolution of a marriage. The husband’s petition alleged that he had been a resident of and domiciled in Oregon for a period of six months preceding commencement of the suit, thus satisfying the requirement of ORS 107.075(2) for jurisdiction of a suit for dissolution. In addition to…