Kilvington v. Kilvington

SMITH, Judge.

The wife appeals a final judgment of dissolution which awards the husband custody of the parties’ child, child support, and the wife’s interest in the parties’ marital home, contending the judgment is void for lack of jurisdiction. We agree and reverse.

The sole jurisdictional allegation in the husband’s amended petition for dissolution of marriage is that he was a Florida resident *702for a period of more than six months immediately prior to the filing of his petition. The wife was personally served in Wisconsin, and when she failed to respond to the amended petition, a default was…