Thompson v. Thompson

RENDLEN, Chief Justice.

Craig Thompson, a resident of Texas, appeals the trial court’s judgment modifying his Kentucky divorce decree. The central issue is whether the court acquired personal jurisdiction as to Craig Thompson under Missouri Rule of Civil Procedure 54.06(b), thus permitting modification of the Kentucky decree.

The parties were married in Georgia on October 14, 1966, where Craig was attending college, and thereafter Alison returned to Springfield, Missouri, where she had been living with her parents. Craig returned to his parents’ home in Springfield for Thanksgiving and…