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The state would have no power to assign alimony or child support against the party over whom they had no personal jx.

The Volokh Conspiracy » More on that Tenth Circuit adoption decision: 2007

They would not have jx over child custody unless the state had acquired personal jx over the children.

The Volokh Conspiracy » More on that Tenth Circuit adoption decision: 2007

In your overwrought example, if the husband moved to a new state and met the residency requirements of the new state say, six months, then the courts of that state would have jx over the res of the marriage and the power to enter a divorce decree that would be recognized by other states.

The Volokh Conspiracy » More on that Tenth Circuit adoption decision: 2007

In cases of divorce or dissolution, depending on your jx, the fight is over the child.

The Volokh Conspiracy » Why Parents in Split Families Shouldn’t Lose Their First Amendment Rights To Talk to Their Children: 2007

BTW, in the interest of full disclosure and to give ammunition to both sides, here is some caselaw from a jx I have a passing familiarity with:

The Volokh Conspiracy » More on that Tenth Circuit adoption decision: 2007

They would not have jx over child custody unless the state had acquired personal jx over the children.

The Volokh Conspiracy » More on that Tenth Circuit adoption decision: 2007

The state would have no power to assign alimony or child support against the party over whom they had no personal jx.

The Volokh Conspiracy » More on that Tenth Circuit adoption decision: 2007

While I cannot speak for every jx, I know that where I am at, an adoption requires a valid TPR termination of parental rights.

The Volokh Conspiracy » Recognizing Out-of-State Adoptions: 2007

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