Wamsley v. Wamsley

KARWACKI, Judge.

This case presents the question of whether Maryland courts possess subject matter jurisdiction over a divorce action filed by a member of the armed services who had established a domicile in Maryland prior to entering the service, but who has not lived in Maryland since. Under the factual circumstances of the instant case, we shall answer that question “yes.”

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Richard Carroll Wamsley, Jr., was raised in Allegany County, Maryland. In 1981, at the age of 17, he joined the United States Navy and left his home of 17 years. He married Johanna Belinda Wamsley on February 23, 1985, in…