Legal Opinion
Christiansen v. Christiansen
Wyoming Supreme Court
Decided June 6, 2011No. S-10-0252PublishedCited by 8 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
GOLDEN, Justice.
[¶1] Paula Christiansen and Victoria Lee Christiansen are both residents of Wyoming. They were legally married in Canada in 2008. Paula Christiansen filed an action for divoree in Wyoming in February 2010. The district court determined it did not have subject-matter jurisdiction to entertain an action to dissolve a same-sex marriage. Accordingly, the district court dismissed the action. We reverse and remand for the reinstatement of the divorcee proceeding.
ISSUE
[¶2] The narrow issue in this appeal is whether a Wyoming district court has subject-matter jurisdiction to entertain…
2Cases cited14 opinions
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- Roberts v. RobertsWyoming Supreme Court · 1943
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3Cited by8 opinions
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