Legal Opinion
Charles v. Charles
Supreme Court of Connecticut
Decided November 18, 1997No. SC 15701PublishedCited by 24 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion
CALLAHAN, C. J.
The sole issue on appeal is whether the Superior Court has subject matter jurisdiction, pursuant to General Statutes § 46b-44 (c) (l),2 over a dissolution of marriage action brought by an individual who is not a resident of Connecticut against a member of the Mashantucket Pequot Indian Tribe (tribe) who resides on the tribe’s reservation in Ledyard. We answer this question in the affirmative.
The relevant facts and procedural history are as follows. On November 1, 1995, the plaintiff, Marilyn Charles, a nonlndian resident of Rhode Island, filed this action for dissolution…
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