Baricchi v. Barry

CASANUEVA, Judge.

Luca Baricchi appeals the final judgment dissolving his marriage to Loraine Barry. We find merit in his first contention that the trial court erred in proceeding on Ms. Barry’s amended petition and reverse.1

BACKGROUND

Ms. Barry instituted this dissolution proceeding in late 2011, alleging that Mr. Baricchi had left the marital home earlier in the year and that his present whereabouts, although unknown, were believed *1197to be in California. Subsequent events suggested that he was located in Italy and that Ms. Barry was aware of his location.

The initial petition, in ten numbered…