Zitkene v. Zitkus

Opinion

GRUENDEL, J.

Distilled to its essence, this case involves the question of whether the courts of this state should recognize a judgment of dissolution rendered in the Republic of Lithuania in 2009. The plaintiff, Birute Zitkene, appeals from the judgment of the trial court granting the motion of the defendant, Romualdas Zit-kus, to dismiss her dissolution action. The plaintiff claims that the court improperly concluded that it lacked subject matter jurisdiction. We affirm the judgment of the trial court.

“A motion to dismiss tests, inter alia, whether, on the face of the record, the court…