Legal Opinion
Carr v. Carr
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
Decided December 12, 1977PublishedCited by 1 opinion
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION OF THE COURT
Hopkins, J. P.
The action is brought for a declaratory judgment adjudging that the plaintiff is the lawful surviving spouse of Paul Bennett Carr, deceased, and that a divorce from the plaintiff allegedly obtained in Honduras by Carr during his lifetime is invalid. The defendant, Carr’s wife by a marriage subsequent to the divorce, moved to dismiss the complaint for lack of jurisdiction, both of the person and of subject matter.
Special Term granted the motion, finding that neither personal nor in rem jurisdiction over the defendant existed. We reverse and deny the motion.…
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