Legal Opinion
Conley v. Crisafulli
Supreme Court of Vermont
Decided May 14, 2010No. 2009-368PublishedCited by 44 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtReiber, C.J.
¶ 1. Husband appeals the decision of the Bennington Family Court granting a divorce and denying his motion to dismiss wife’s divorce action for lack of jurisdiction. Husband alleges that wife, who admits to moving to Vermont in order to get a divorce, does not possess the requisite intent to abandon her New York domicile such that the Vermont trial court had jurisdiction over her divorce proceeding. We affirm.
¶2. Husband and wife resided as a married couple in New York. In 2007, wife filed for divorce in New York. In 2008, wife moved to Bennington County, Vermont, where she rented an…
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