Shamley v. Shamley

THOMPSON, Judge.

The main issue on appeal is whether the trial court erred in dismissing plaintiff’s equitable distribution action and his ancillary claim for restitution for lack of personal jurisdiction over defendant.

Exercise of jurisdiction in an equitable distribution action must meet the minimum contacts standard of International Shoe Co. v. Washington, 326 U.S. 310, 316, 90 L.Ed. 95, 102 (1945). Carroll v. Carroll, 88 N.C. App. 453, 455, 363 S.E.2d 872, 874 (1988). In determining whether a nonresident defendant is subject to the in person-am jurisdiction of the courts of this State, we…