ROCK v. ROCK

No. 0921-87-2.

372 S.E.2d 211 (1988)

Caroline Stitzer ROCK v. John Rixey ROCK.

Court of Appeals of Virginia.

September 20, 1988.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Zephia B. Scarborough (Sylvia Clute, Clute & Shilling, Richmond, on brief), for appellant.

Edward D. Barnes (Englisby, Barnes & Allen, Chesterfield, on brief), for appellee.

Present: BAKER, BENTON and COLE, JJ.


COLE, Judge.

The issue raised in this appeal is whether the trial court erred in dismissing the appellant's divorce suit for lack of jurisdiction under Code§ 20-96(B). We find that it did and reverse the trial court's decision.

I.

On January 12, 1987, the appellee, Mr. Rock, filed a bill of complaint in the Circuit Court of Middlesex County seeking a divorce. On January 14, 1987, Mrs. Rock filed a bill of complaint in the Circuit Court of the...

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