Legal Opinion
Burke v. Burke
Court of Civil Appeals of Alabama
Decided October 26, 2001No. 2000445PublishedCited by 2 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
PITTMAN, Judge.
This is an appeal from a final judgment of divorce entered by the Baldwin Circuit Court on December 8, 2000.
John S. Burke filed a complaint for divorce on September 15, 2000, seeking a dissolution of his marriage to Myra Burke as well as a division of the marital property. Myra Burke is a Florida resident. Myra Burke’s attorney filed a “Motion to Dismiss or Abate for Lack of Jurisdiction,” arguing that the court did not have personal jurisdiction over the wife; the husband filed his objections. A trial was set for November 27, 2000, and neither the wife nor her counsel…
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