Marriage of Mesenbourg v. Mesenbourg

OPINION

RANDALL, Judge.

FACTS

Jerome Mesenbourg (appellant) and Susan Baratío (respondent) lived in Minnesota and were married in Minnesota, On June 1, 1993, respondent served the summons for her petition for dissolution. At the commencement of the case, appellant lived in Saipan. Throughout the action, appellant lived in the Commonwealth of the Northern Marianas Islands and other Pacific island territories, and did not appear personally at any proceedings in this case. Appellant was represented by counsel at some hearings, however.

Appellant’s counsel argued at a hearing that the trial court did…