Pierce v. Pierce

GREENE, Presiding Judge.

James Corris Pierce (husband) filed a petition in the circuit court of Polk County, Missouri, for dissolution of his marriage to Connie Sue Pierce (wife). The petition alleged that husband was a resident of Polk County and that wife was a resident of Jackson County. The petition requested a decree of dissolution and a division of the marital property.

In her answer, the wife requested that husband’s petition be dismissed by reason of improper venue, claiming the husband was a resident of Greene County, Missouri. She also filed a cross-petition requesting a dissolution…