SMITH v. SMITH

No. C-2-79-734.

559 F.Supp. 107 (1982)

Sally James SMITH, et al., Plaintiffs, v. William M. SMITH, Defendant.

United States District Court, S.D. Ohio, E.D.

June 2, 1982.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Carl P. Hirsch, Jr., Chillicothe, Ohio, R. Douglas Wrightsel, Columbus, Ohio, for plaintiffs.

Thomas H. Monger, Jackson, Ohio, Joseph A. Oths, Wellston, Ohio, for defendant.


MEMORANDUM AND ORDER

DUNCAN, District Judge.

This matter is before the Court on its own motion raising the question of whether jurisdiction has been properly invoked. At issue is whether the Court should abstain from hearing this case in light of the federal courts' traditional reluctance to entertain domestic relations matters.

Briefly stated, the facts are as follows. Plaintiff Sally James Smith and defendant William M. Smith were married on June...

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