Holmberg v. Goslant

Plaintiff, divorced from defendant in New Hampshire, sought revision of the custody provisions of that decree in the Superior Court for Windsor County, where de*456fendant, remarried, now resides with her minor child. Defendant, served personally, admitted jurisdiction and countered with a similar request for modification. On its own motion, the trial court dismissed the cause for lack of jurisdiction because it was not a “motion in the original action” under the Reporter’s Note to V.R.C.P. 80 (j).

Our trial courts have original jurisdiction to revise or modify the provisions of a foreign divorce…