Schoenecke v. Schoenecke

JAMES M. SMART, JR., Judge.

Theresa Schoenecke appeals the trial court’s dismissal of her petition for dissolution of her marriage to Brent Schoenecke. The court dismissed the petition on the basis that it lacked jurisdiction over the children of the marriage. We vacate the judgment and remand with instructions.

Statement of Facts

The relevant facts are derived from the legal file and the non-disputed statements in the parties’ briefs. The parties were married on April 8, 2000, in Oklahoma. Two years later, their first child was born in Oklahoma. A little over a year later, in September 2003,…