Legal Opinion
Pennings v. Pennings
Supreme Judicial Court of Maine
Decided January 4, 2002PublishedCited by 7 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtClifford, J.
[¶ 1] June Pennings appeals from a judgment entered in the Superior Court (Lincoln County, Studstrup, J.) affirming (but for a different reason) a judgment entered in the District Court (Wiscasset, Westcott, J.) dismissing her complaint for divorce on the grounds that the District Court lacks jurisdiction. Because we conclude that the District Court does have jurisdiction over this divorce matter, and that the Superior Court erred in its construction of statutory law, we vacate the judgment of the Superior Court and remand to the District Court for further proceedings.
[¶ 2] On June 26, 1998,…
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