Koehler v. Koehler

OPINION OF THE COURT

Robert A. Lifson, J.

The litigation in the subject divorce action is centered on the determination of the rights of the parties to the former marital *437residence, which was acquired prior to this marriage of brief duration. Although the facts are not capable of dispute the parties were unable to stipulate to them and instead spent three days of trial establishing facts of little import to the central issue.

At the onset of the trial, the court allowed the plaintiff to submit such proof as would establish the court’s jurisdiction over the parties and their marriage. The…