Legal Opinion
Fitzwater v. Fitzwater
Michigan Court of Appeals
Decided April 23, 1980No. Docket 45290PublishedCited by 7 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtAllen, J.
Does a Michigan court have in personam jurisdiction to modify a foreign divorce decree which awarded the wife custody of and support for the minor children where the husband obligor does not reside or own property in Michigan and where the family domicile was outside Michigan? The trial court held no. We affirm.
Plaintiff and defendant were married in Flint, Michigan, December 17, 1966. Soon after the marriage, the parties divided their living time between Texas and Alaska. Four children were born of the marriage. In September 1977, defendant moved with the children to Flint, Michigan, but…
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