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VAN DER STAPPEN v. VAN DER STAPPEN

No. 900530-CA.

815 P.2d 1335 (1991)

Wilbert W. VAN DER STAPPEN, Plaintiff and Appellant, v. Gaylene G. VAN DER STAPPEN, Defendant and Appellee.

Court of Appeals of Utah.

August 7, 1991.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Jean Robert Babilis, Randall Lee Marshall (argued), Jean Robert Babilis & Associates, Ogden, for plaintiff and appellant.

J.D. Poorman (argued), Ogden, for defendant and appellee.

Before BENCH, GREENWOOD and JACKSON, JJ.

OPINION

GREENWOOD, Judge:

Appellant Wilbert W. Van Der Stappen appeals the trial court's denial of his motion to set aside a decree of divorce. He argues that because his marriage to appellee Gaylene Van Der Stappen was void ab initio, the trial court lacked subject matter jurisdiction to enter a divorce decree. We reverse.

BACKGROUND

The parties' wedding took place on June 15, 1984. At that time, however, appellee's previous marriage to...

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