Dunn v. Dunn

HOWELL, Justice.

This is an appeal from a dismissal of a motion in aid and clarification and suit for partition filed by Hilda Dunn against her ex-husband, Melvin Dunn. After a special appearance hearing, the trial court dismissed Hilda’s action for lack of personal jurisdiction over Melvin.

Hilda Dunn’s six points of error involve the two issues of whether the court lacked personal jurisdiction over Melvin Dunn (1) to impose a partition of military retirement benefits and (2) to clarify its prior judgment. Although we agree that a court has jurisdiction to clarify its prior judgment, for the…