Legal Opinion
Shiffman v. Askew
District Court, M.D. Florida
Decided June 1, 1973No. Civ. 73-38, 71-401PublishedCited by 27 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM OPINION
HODGES, District Judge.
Following the lead of recent decisions concerning statutory durational residency requirements, the Plaintiffs in these cases challenge the constitutionality of Florida Statute § 61.021 (1971), F.S.A. A provision familiar to all lawyers, that section dictates that in order to obtain a dissolution of marriage “. . . the party filing the proceeding must reside six months in the state before filing the petition . . . ”
Plaintiffs allege that they recently moved into the state as residents with the intention to make Florida their permanent home, and that…
2Cases cited42 opinions
- Younger v. HarrisSupreme Court of the United States · 1971
- Roe v. WadeSupreme Court of the United States · 1973
- Railroad Comm'n of Tex. v. Pullman Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1941
- Pennoyer v. NeffSupreme Court of the United States · 1878
- Shapiro v. ThompsonSupreme Court of the United States · 1969
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3Cited by27 opinions
- Sosna v. IowaSupreme Court of the United States · 1975
- Mendez v. HellerCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1976
- State v. AdamsAlaska Supreme Court · 1974
- Stottlemyer v. StottlemyerSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1974
- Fiorentino v. Probate CourtMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1974
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