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Taranjit Kaur MAGHU v. Prabhjot SINGH Prabhjot Singh v. Taranjit Kaur Maghu

Supreme Court of Vermont

Decided January 12, 2018No. 2017-134 & 2017-135PublishedCited by 4 opinions

1Opinion of the CourtRobinson, J.

*521 ¶ 1. Wife appeals the denial of her motion to dismiss husband's divorce complaint under the theory that husband's nonimmigration visa status prevents him from being a Vermont domiciliary. In addition, wife argues that husband's complaint should be dismissed because Indian law governs the dissolution of the parties' marriage. We hold that husband's nonimmigration visa status is not an impediment to his establishing Vermont residency for purposes of filing a divorce action, and that the trial court properly denied wife's motion to dismiss. We affirm.

¶ 2. The material facts are as follows.…

2Cases cited30 opinions

  1. Hilton v. GuyotSupreme Court of the United States · 1895
  2. Baker v. StateSupreme Court of Vermont · 1999
  3. Conley v. CrisafulliSupreme Court of Vermont · 2010
  4. Alves v. AlvesDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1970
  5. Matovski v. GonzalesCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 2007

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