Legal Opinion
Davis v. Davis
Supreme Court of Minnesota
Decided August 24, 1973No. 43832PublishedCited by 22 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MacLaughlin, Justice.
The sole issue for our consideration in this case is the constitutionality of Minnesota’s 1-year durational-residency requirement in a divorce action. The trial court found the requirement to be constitutional and so do we.
In May 1971, plaintiff, Rosalie Davis, separated from her husband, defendant Albert Davis. At that time plaintiff resided in Missouri. On June 19, 1971, she moved from Missouri to Minnesota with five minor children and established domicile in Minneapolis. Her husband did not accompany her to Minnesota. The summons and complaint in the divorce action…
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3Cited by22 opinions
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