Gene M. Daskin, Respondent Below, Appellant v. Gretchen Knowles, Petitioner Below, Appellee.

Summary

The Supreme Court held that the Family Court could not conclusively determine the wife's Delaware residency without an evidentiary hearing because the record presented a material factual dispute concerning the six-month residency requirement. It also held that service on the husband in Greece by mailing and publication was ineffective because Greece objected to those methods under the Hague Service Convention, and the attempted personal service was unauthorized. The Court vacated the divorce-related orders and decree and remanded for further proceedings, including reconsideration of jurisdiction if proper service and personal jurisdiction could be established.