Legal Opinion
In Re the Marriage of Bushaw
Supreme Court of Iowa
Decided June 16, 1993No. 92-705PublishedCited by 3 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
SCHULTZ, Justice.
The issue in this appeal is whether a Louisiana court had personal jurisdiction over an Iowa resident when it modified the terms of an Iowa dissolution decree. The Louisiana judgment was filed in the office of the clerk of the district court of Clayton County, Iowa. The district court refused to vacate the Louisiana judgment. Because we hold the Louisiana court lacked personal jurisdiction over the Iowa resident, we reverse and remand.
Daniel and Carolyn Bushaw were divorced in 1982 in Iowa. The Bushaws have two sons, Shane Michael, born in 1975 and Heath Jacob, born in 1976.…
2Cases cited5 opinions
- Kulko v. Superior Court of Cal., City and County of San FranciscoSupreme Court of the United States · 1978
- Larsen v. SchollSupreme Court of Iowa · 1980
- Morris v. MorrisSupreme Court of Iowa · 1972
- People v. FliegerAppellate Court of Illinois · 1984
- Moore v. McFarlandMichigan Court of Appeals · 1991
3Cited by3 opinions
- Hodges v. HodgesSupreme Court of Iowa · 1997
- In Re the Marriage of CrewSupreme Court of Iowa · 1996
- Sheridan v. Forest Hills Public SchoolsMichigan Court of Appeals · 2001