In re the Marriage of Kowalewski

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Mariusz Kowalewski challenges a Court of Appeals decision affirming the trial court’s denial of his motion to vacate provisions of a marital dissolution decree. He contends the trial court exceeded its jurisdiction when it distributed ownership interests in real property located in Poland. We hold that when a trial court has personal jurisdiction over the parties and subject matter jurisdiction over the dissolution, it has power to divide the parties’ personal interests in all property brought to its attention, wherever situated. Accordingly, the trial court’s division of the parties’…