Pierce v. Pierce

CHANDLER, Justice,

for the Court:

¶ 1. Martin and Star Pierce were married in Mississippi on October 8, 2000, and divorced by order of a Washington state court on July 24, 2007. Because the Washington court lacked personal jurisdiction over Star, it did not divide the parties’ assets. Subsequently, Martin brought an action in the Second Judicial District of the Chancery Court of Harrison County requesting sale of the parties’ Biloxi home and determination of the parties’ financial obligations incurred during the marriage. Star filed a counterclaim requesting equitable distribution of the…