Legal Opinion
Driver v. Driver
Supreme Court of Vermont
Decided November 13, 1987No. 85-014PublishedCited by 6 opinions
1Per curiam
This appeal is from the dismissal of the plaintiff’s divorce action. Plaintiff filed his action in the Orleans Superior Court. Following a hearing, a temporary order was issued. Subsequently, the defendant filed a motion to dismiss because of a prior judgment of divorce nisi from Massachusetts which defendant claimed was entitled to full faith and credit under section 1, article IV of the United States Constitution. A copy of the Massachusetts judgment was attached to the motion.
On the day the motion was received, the trial court, without notice to the plaintiff or a hearing, granted the…
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