Alley v. Parker

WATHEN, Chief Justice.

[¶ 1] Plaintiff Kirstie Alley appeals from a judgment of the Superior Court (Waldo County, Calkins, J.) granting defendant Richard Parker’s motion to dismiss her complaint for divorce on the basis of forum non conveniens. Plaintiff contends that the court erred in concluding that California was an alternative forum for child custody matters and, in any event, erred in dismissing the entire action. Finding no abuse of discretion, we affirm the judgment.

[¶2] The relevant facts may be summarized as follows: Alley and Parker, both actors, were married in 1983. Much of their…