Singh v. Gomar

By Judge Jane Marum Roush

This case comes before the Court on the motion of defendant, by special appearance, objecting to jurisdiction and venue. The Court heard oral argument and took the case under advisement. For the reasons set forth below, the motion is denied.

In this case, defendant asks this Court to halt an ongoing divorce proceeding. According to the pleadings, the parties were married in India in 1973, and last cohabited as husband and wife in Seattle, Washington, in the early part of 1989. There is no evidence that the defendant ever has been a resident or domiciliary of this…