Schofield v. Schofield

WELLS, Judge.

Defendant has appealed from the denial of her motion to dismiss for lack of personal jurisdiction. Though interlocutory, such a ruling is immediately appealable. N.C. Gen. Stat. § 1-277(b) (1983); Teachy v. Coble Dairies, Inc., 306 N.C. 324, 293 S.E. 2d 182 (1982).

To determine if foreign defendants may be subjected to personal jurisdiction in this State, we apply a two-pronged test. First, we determine whether North Carolina jurisdictional statutes allow our courts to entertain the action. Second, we determine whether our courts can constitutionally exercise such jurisdiction…