WARD v. LUDWIG

No. 02CA681

149 Ohio App.3d 687 (2002)

2002-Ohio-5948

WARD, Appellee, v. LUDWIG, Appellant.

Court of Appeals of Ohio, Fourth District, Pike County.

Decided October 23, 2002.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Ellis, Venable & Busam, L.L.P., Robert L. Ellis and John A. Bell, for appellant.

Garaczkowski & Hoover and Joan M. Garaczkowski, for appellee.

David A. Kopech, for amicus curiae Federal Republic of Germany via its Consulate General.


KLINE, Judge.

{¶ 1} Astrid Ward Ludwig appeals from the Pike County Common Pleas Court's judgment entry, which overruled her motion to vacate a divorce decree. She argues that compliance with the Hague Service Convention is mandatory for service of process by an American upon a German citizen even when (1) the German citizen has actual notice of a legal proceeding, and (2) a German lawyer, not admitted in Ohio and not admitted pro hac vice, filed a response....

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