Ex parte divorce may be maintained without personal jurisdiction over the absentee spouse if which condition exists?

Ex parte divorce may be maintained without personal jurisdiction over the absentee spouse if which condition exists?

• A. The plaintiff-spouse's domicile in the rendering state is required.
• B. The court can grant ex parte divorce only if there is personal jurisdiction over the absentee spouse.
• C. Ex parte divorce may be maintained without personal jurisdiction over the absentee spouse if the plaintiff-spouse is a domiciliary of the rendering state.
• D. Ex parte divorce is never permissible.

Answer: (C)