Chapman v. Chapman

This appeal poses as its prime issue whether a judgment of the courts of the State of Vermont is entitled, under the full faith and credit clause of the United States Constitution, to be enforced in this State. The judgment is a decree of absolute divorce in favor of the plaintiff and carries with it a personal judgment against the defendant for a lump sum alimony in the amount of $25,000. Appellant challenges the validity of the judgment on the ground that it was obtained without due process.

The case has been in this court before on an appeal from an order denying a motion made by the…