In RE MARRIAGE OF McALEAVY v. McAleavy

This case presents two issues. The first issue is whether sec. 801.05(11), Stats., 1 requires as a prerequisite to the establishment of personal jurisdiction in an action affecting the family, that the parties must have lived in a marital relationship in the state of Wisconsin for at least six months within the six years immediately preceding commencement of the action. The trial court determined that the six months in six years test is one of three possible methods for establishing personal jurisdiction. The court concluded that sec. 801.05(11), should be read to allow the six months in six…