Legal Opinion
In Re Marriage of Merideth
California Court of Appeal
Decided March 1, 1982No. Civ. 49672PublishedCited by 5 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion
GOFF, J. *
Statement of the Case
In this dissolution proceeding, the husband, James Merideth, appeals from an order after judgment that he pay to wife, Jo Anne, $3,555, representing arrearages in child support payments.
James asserts' that the trial court never obtained jurisdiction of his person; and, therefore, the support orders are void.
The Facts
Jo Anne and James were married in Illinois in 1967. They had one child, Aaron. They separated in 1972.
On February 9, 1973, Jo Anne filed this proceeding to dissolve her marriage to James. On February 14, 1973, pursuant to Code of Civil…
2Cases cited19 opinions
- Pennoyer v. NeffSupreme Court of the United States · 1878
- Kulko v. Superior Court of Cal., City and County of San FranciscoSupreme Court of the United States · 1978
- Williams v. North CarolinaSupreme Court of the United States · 1943
- May v. AndersonSupreme Court of the United States · 1953
- Estin v. EstinSupreme Court of the United States · 1948
14 more not listed; retrieve them via the Exa API.
3Cited by5 opinions
- Ziller Electronics Lab GmbH v. Superior CourtCalifornia Court of Appeal · 1988
- Hunt v. Superior CourtCalifornia Court of Appeal · 2000
- Global Fin. Distribs. v. Superior Court, California Court of Appeal, 5th District2019
- Somers v. Superior CourtCalifornia Court of Appeal · 2009
- Global Financial Distributors v. Superior CourtCalifornia Court of Appeal · 2019