Legal Opinion
Schroff v. Schroff
Wisconsin Supreme Court
Decided October 31, 1978No. 77-288PublishedCited by 3 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtDay, J.
This is an appeal from a judgment entered September 19, 1977 which reduced family support payments established by a previous Florida divorce judgment. We hold that the Wisconsin court lacked jurisdiction in the matter and accordingly vacate the judgment.
The defendant-appellant, Karen Zeanah Schroff, and the plaintiff, William K. Schroff, were married on June 4, 1968 in Florida. After their marriage, they lived together first in Florida and then in New Jersey where their two children were born. While living in New Jersey the couple separated. On August 27, 1975, they signed a marriage…
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