PERITO v. PERITO

No. S-2224.

756 P.2d 895 (1988)

Thomas Joseph PERITO, Appellant, v. Ruth Catherine PERITO, Appellee.

Supreme Court of Alaska.

May 27, 1988.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Steven DeVries and Elizabeth J. Kerttula, Kay, Saville, Coffey, Hopwood & Schmid, Anchorage, for appellant.

Ernest Z. Rehbock, Rehbock & Rehbock, Anchorage, for appellee.

Before MATTHEWS, C.J., and RABINOWITZ, BURKE, COMPTON and MOORE, JJ.


OPINION

MOORE, Justice.

Ruth Perito filed for divorce in Alaska one day after she arrived in this state. Tom Perito, her husband, was not an Alaska resident. The superior court determined that it had jurisdiction based on Ruth's presence and intent to remain indefinitely. The court granted the divorce and awarded attorney's fees to Ruth.

On appeal, Tom Perito argues that the superior court lacked jurisdiction to grant the divorce, and further argues...

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