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IN RE MARRIAGE OF KOWALEWSKI

No. 79662-9.

182 P.3d 959 (2008)

In the Matter of the MARRIAGE OF Mariusz K. KOWALEWSKI, Petitioner, and Barbara B. Kowalewska, Respondent.

Supreme Court of Washington, En Banc.

Decided May 8, 2008.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

John Stratford Mills, Law Offices of David Smith, PLLC, Tacoma, WA, for Petitioner.

Jason P. Benjamin, Law Offices of Benjamin & Healy, PLLC, Lakewood, WA, for Respondent.

MADSEN, J.

¶ 1 Mariusz Kowalewski challenges a Court of Appeals' decision affirming the trial court's denial of his motion to vacate provisions of a marital dissolution decree. He contends the trial court exceeded its jurisdiction when it distributed ownership interests in real property located in Poland. We hold that when a trial court has personal jurisdiction over the parties and subject matter jurisdiction over the dissolution, it has power to divide the...

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