Legal Opinion
Kulko v. Superior Court of Cal., City and County of San Francisco
Supreme Court of the United States
Decided June 26, 1978No. 77-293PublishedCited by 1,467 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Marshall
The issue before us is whether, in this action for child support, the California state courts may exercise in personam jurisdiction over a nonresident, nondomiciliary parent of minor children domiciled within the State. For reasons set forth below, we hold that the exercise of such jurisdiction would violate the Due Process Clause of the Fourteenth Amendment.
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Appellant Ezra Kulko married appellee Sharon Kulko Horn in 1959, during appellant’s three-day stopover in California en route from a military base in Texas to a tour of duty in Korea. At the time of this marriage, both parties were…
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