Scoggins v. Scoggins

KELLY, Judge:

In this opinion, we are called upon to determine whether an assertion of “marital domicile” by itself alleges sufficient minimum contacts, pursuant to the Pennsylvania Long-Arm Statute, to withstand a preliminary objection asserting the absence of in personam jurisdiction over a nonresident, nondomiciliary defendant in an action brought by a resident spouse concerning economic claims arising out of the marital relationship.

We find that although “marital domicile” may provide sufficient minimum contacts with Pennsylvania to permit exercise of in personam jurisdiction, the bare…