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CHARLES v. CHARLES

(SC 15701)

243 Conn. 255 (1997)

MARILYN CHARLES v. OWEN CHARLES

Supreme Court of Connecticut.

Officially released November 18, 1997.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

David P. Gaccione, with whom was Rob Cary, Jr., for the appellant (plaintiff).

Carmine J. Giuliano, with whom, on the brief, was Lisa J. Marotta, certified legal intern, for the appellee (defendant).

Richard Blumenthal, attorney general, and Carolyn K. Querijero and Susan Quinn Cobb, assistant attorneys general, filed a brief for the attorney general as amicus curiae.

Patrice H. Kunesh and Jackson T. King, Jr., filed a brief for the Mashantucket Pequot Tribe as amicus curiae.

Callahan, C. J., and Borden, Berdon, Katz, Palmer and McDonald, Js.

Opinion

CALLAHAN, C. J.

The sole issue on appeal is whether the Superior Court has subject matter jurisdiction, pursuant to General Statutes § 46b-44 (c) (1),2 over a dissolution of marriage action brought by an individual who is not a resident of Connecticut against a member of the Mashantucket Pequot Indian Tribe (tribe) who resides on the tribe's reservation in Ledyard. We answer this question in the affirmative...

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