Dean v. Dean

OPINION

VAIDIK, Judge.

Case Summary

Paul Dean appeals the small claims court's judgment in favor of his former wife Danette Dean. Specifically, Paul contends that the small claims court erred by not dismissing Danette's claim against him because it was an impermissible collateral attack on the dissolution court's judgment. Because a judgment of dissolution is a final judgment not subject to collateral attack in a sister court, we conclude that the small claims court was without jurisdiction to hear Danette's claim and therefore erred by not dismissing it.

Facts and Procedural History

Paul and…