In Re the Marriage of Kimura

LAVORATO, Justice.

In this dissolution of marriage proceeding the district court dissolved the marriage of two Japanese citizens. The husband lives here, on a permanent residency status. The wife lives in Japan, has never been here, and has never had any contact with this state. The wife unsuccessfully challenged the district court’s jurisdiction to dissolve the marriage. The wife also unsuccessfully challenged the husband’s compliance with the residency requirements for a dissolution found in Iowa Code section 598.6 (1987). Finally, the wife was not able to convince the district court to…