sosna iowa argued october decided january appellant petition divorce dismissed iowa trial lack jurisdiction failed meet iowa statutory requirement petitioner divorce action resident state one year preceding filing petition appellant brought class action fed rule civ proc federal district appellees state state trial judge asserting iowa durational residency requirement violated federal constitution equal protection due process grounds seeking injunctive declaratory relief certifying appellant represented class persons residing iowa less year desired initiate divorce actions district upheld constitutionality statute held fact appellant long since satisfied durational residency requirement time case reached moot case since controversy remains much alive class unnamed persons represents upon certification class action acquired legal status separate asserted interest dunn blumstein pp issue sought litigated escapes full appellate review behest single challenger case inexorably become moot intervening resolution controversy named plaintiffs time class action certified appellant demonstrated real immediate threat injury belonged class sought represent pp test rule named representative class action fairly adequately protect interests class met unlikely segments class represented interests conflicting appellant interests class competently urged level proceeding iowa durational residency requirement divorce unconstitutional pp requirement unconstitutional alleged ground establishes two classes persons discriminates recently exercised right travel iowa appellant irretrievably foreclosed obtaining part sought requirement may reasonably justified grounds state interest requiring seeking divorce courts genuinely attached state well state desire insulate divorce decrees likelihood successful collateral attack shapiro thompson dunn supra memorial hospital maricopa county distinguished pp durational residency requirement violate due process clause fourteenth amendment asserted ground denies litigant opportunity make individualized showing bona fide residence thus bars access divorce courts even appellant make individualized showing physical presence plus intent remain entitled divorce iowa requires merely domicile sense residence state one year see vlandis kline moreover total deprivation access divorce courts delay access involved boddie connecticut distinguished pp rehnquist delivered opinion burger douglas stewart blackmun powell joined white filed dissenting opinion post marshall filed dissenting opinion brennan joined post james reynolds argued cause appellant briefs paul kempter elizabeth nolan assistant attorney general iowa argued cause appellees brief richard turner attorney general george murray special assistant attorney general justice rehnquist delivered opinion appellant carol sosna married michael sosna september michigan lived together new york october august date separated continued live new york august appellant moved iowa three children following month petitioned district jackson county iowa dissolution marriage michael sosna personally served notice action came iowa visit children made special appearance contest jurisdiction iowa iowa dismissed petition lack jurisdiction finding michael sosna resident iowa appellant resident state iowa one year preceding filing petition iowa applied provisions iowa code requiring petitioner action last year resident state instead appealing ruling iowa appellate courts appellant filed complaint district northern district iowa asserting iowa durational residency requirement invoking divorce jurisdiction violated constitution sought injunctive declaratory relief appellees case one state iowa judge district jackson county iowa previously dismissed petition convened pursuant held iowa durational residency requirement constitutional supp noted probable jurisdiction directed parties discuss whether district proceeded merits constitutional issue presented light younger harris related cases reasons stated opinion decide case moot hold iowa durational residency requirement divorce offend constitution appellant sought certification suit class action pursuant fed rule civ proc might represent class residents state iowa resided therein period less one year desire initiate actions dissolution marriage legal separation barred durational residency requirement embodied sections code iowa parties stipulated state iowa numerous people situation plaintiff joinder persons impracticable appellant claims representative class fairly adequately protect interests class see rule stipulation approved district pretrial order submission briefs proposed findings fact conclusions law parties divided vote upheld constitutionality statute parties may permitted waive nonjurisdictional defects may stipulation invoke judicial power litigation present actual case controversy richardson ramirez record us feel obliged address question mootness reaching merits appellant claim time judgment handed appellant yet resided iowa one year clearly presented case controversy every sense contemplated art iii constitution time case reached however appellant long since satisfied iowa durational residency requirement iowa code longer stood barrier attempts secure dissolution marriage iowa courts unusual development case challenging validity durational residency requirement many cases appellate review completed plaintiff satisfied residency requirement complaint originally made appellant sued behalf fact satisfies residency requirement fact obtained divorce elsewhere make case moot require dismissal alton alton dismissed moot sec medical committee human rights appellant brought suit class action sought litigate constitutionality durational residency requirement representative capacity district certified propriety class action class unnamed persons described certification acquired legal status separate interest asserted appellant view factor significantly affects mootness determination southern pacific terminal icc challenged icc order expired moore ogilvie petitioners sought certified candidates election already held expressed concern defendants cases expected act contrary rights asserted particular named plaintiffs involved case controversy held moot questions presented capable repetition yet evading review situation presented appellant case durational residency requirement enforced iowa time bar iowa courts unless speculate may move iowa return later seek divorce within one year return concerns prompted holdings southern pacific moore govern appellant situation even though appellees proceeding might enforce iowa durational residency requirement appellant clear enforce persons class appellant sought represent district certified sense case us one state officials undoubtedly continue enforce challenged statute yet passage time single challenger remain subject restrictions period necessary see lawsuit conclusion problem present dunn blumstein implicitly resolved favor representative class respondent blumstein brought class action challenging tennessee law barred persons registering vote unless time next election resided state year particular county three months time district opinion filed blumstein resided county requisite three months state contended challenge county requirement moot district rejected argument blumstein ellington supp md although state raise mootness argument observed district correct although appellee vote problem voters posed tennessee residence requirements capable repetition yet evading review rationale dunn controls present case although controversy longer live appellant sosna remains much alive class persons certified represent like voters dunn new residents iowa aggrieved allegedly unconstitutional statute enforced state officials believe case dunn issue sought litigated escapes full appellate review behest single challenger inexorably become moot intervening resolution controversy named plaintiffs dunn supra rosario rockefeller vaughan bower supp aff note however exigency justifies doctrine serves identify limits cases alleged harm dissipate normal time required resolution controversy general principles art iii jurisdiction require plaintiff personal stake litigation continue throughout entirety litigation conclusion case moot way detracts firmly established requirement judicial power art iii courts extends cases controversies specified article must named plaintiff case controversy time complaint filed time class action certified district pursuant rule must live controversy time reviews case sec medical committee human rights supra controversy may exist however named defendant member class represented named plaintiff even though claim named plaintiff become moot holding disturb principles established decisions respect litigation named plaintiff class action must show threat injury case real immediate conjectural hypothetical littleton golden zwickler litigant must member class seeks represent time class action certified district bailey patterson rosario supra hall beals appellant sosna satisfied criteria conclusion automatically establish appellant entitled litigate interests class seeks represent shift focus examination elements justifiability ability named representative fairly adequately protect interests class rule since contemplated members class bound ultimate ruling merits rule district must assure named representative adequately protect interests class present suit unlikely segments class appellant represents interests conflicting sought advance interests class competently urged level proceeding believe test rule met therefore address merits appellant constitutional claim ii durational residency requirement attack case part iowa comprehensive statutory regulation domestic relations area long regarded virtually exclusive province cases decided period century bear witness historical fact barber barber said disclaim altogether jurisdiction courts upon subject divorce pennoyer neff said state absolute right prescribe conditions upon marriage relation citizens shall created causes may dissolved view reaffirmed simms simms statutory scheme iowa like sets forth considerable detail grounds upon marriage may dissolved circumstances divorce may obtained jurisdiction petition dissolution established statute county either party resides iowa code iowa courts construed term resident much meaning ordinarily associated concept domicile korsrud korsrud iowa iowa recently revised divorce statutes incorporating concept retained durational residency requirement imposition durational residency requirement divorce scarcely unique iowa since impose requirement condition maintaining action divorce might expected periods vary among range six weeks two years period selected iowa common length time prescribed appellant contends iowa requirement one year residence unconstitutional two separate reasons first establishes two classes persons discriminates recently exercised right travel iowa thereby contravening holdings shapiro thompson dunn blumstein memorial hospital maricopa county second denies litigant opportunity make individualized showing bona fide residence therefore denies residents access method legally dissolving marriage vlandis kline boddie connecticut state statutes imposing durational residency requirements course invalidated imposed qualification welfare payments shapiro supra voting dunn supra medical care maricopa county supra none cases intimated might never impose durational residency requirements proposition fact expressly disclaimed cases common durational residency requirements struck justified basis budgetary recordkeeping considerations held insufficient outweigh constitutional claims individuals iowa divorce residency requirement different stripe appellant irretrievably foreclosed obtaining part sought case welfare recipients shapiro voters dunn indigent patient maricopa county eventually qualify sort adjudication demanded virtually upon arrival state iowa requirement delayed access courts fulfilling ultimately obtained opportunity adjudication asserts earlier point time iowa residency requirement may reasonably justified grounds purely budgetary considerations administrative convenience cf kahn shevin decree divorce matter interested parties state sort grantor divorce petitioner appellant role grantee spouses obviously interested proceedings since affect marital status likely property rights married couple minor children decree divorce usually include provisions custody support consequences moment riding divorce decree issued courts iowa may insist one seeking initiate proceeding modicum attachment state required requirement additionally furthers state parallel interests avoiding officious intermeddling matters another state paramount interest minimizing susceptibility divorce decrees collateral attack state iowa may quite reasonably decide wish become divorce mill unhappy spouses lived short time appellant commenced action state long resided elsewhere time iowa convinced appellant intends remain state lacks nexus person place permanence control creation legal relations responsibilities utmost significance williams north carolina perhaps even important iowa interests extend beyond borders include recognition divorce decrees full faith credit clause constitution art iv purpose often stated judicial power grant divorce jurisdiction strictly speaking founded domicil williams supra andrews andrews bell bell divorce decree entered finding domicile ex parte proceedings held finding domicile binding upon another state may disregarded face cogent evidence contrary williams supra reason state asked enter decree entitled insist putative divorce petitioner satisfy something bare minimum constitutional requirements divorce may granted state decision exact residency requirement matter policy therefore buttressed quite permissible inference requirement effectuates state substantive policy likewise provides greater safeguard successful collateral attack requirement bona fide residence alone precisely sort determination state exercise domestic relations jurisdiction entitled make therefore hold state interest requiring seek divorce courts genuinely attached state well desire insulate divorce decrees likelihood collateral attack requires different resolution constitutional issue presented case shapiro supra dunn supra maricopa county supra view failure provide individualized determination residency violates due process clause fourteenth amendment vlandis kline relied upon appellant held connecticut might arbitrarily invoke permanent irrebuttable presumption nonresidence students sought obtain tuition rates presumption necessarily universally true fact vlandis warned decision construed deny state right impose student one element demonstrating bona fide residence reasonable durational residency requirement see starns malkerson supp aff individualized determination physical presence plus intent remain appellant apparently seeks entitle divorce even made showing iowa requires merely domicile sense residence state year order courts exercise divorce jurisdiction boddie connecticut supra held connecticut might deny access divorce courts persons afford pay required fee exclusive role played state termination marriages held indigents denied opportunity heard absent countervailing state interest overriding significance gravamen appellant sosna claim total deprivation boddie delay operation filing fee boddie served exclude forever certain segment population obtaining divorce courts connecticut similar total deprivation present appellant case delay attends enforcement durational residency requirement reasons previously stated consistent provisions constitution affirmed footnotes answer complaint appellees asserted lacked jurisdiction state virtue eleventh amendment thereafter abandoned defense action failure state raise defense sovereign immunity district barred iowa raising issue edelman jordan ford motor department treasury indiana defense advanced failure iowa raise issue likewise left us without guidance parties briefs circumstances iowa law permits waiver defense sovereign immunity attorneys representing state examination iowa precedents discloses however iowa held state consents suit waives defense sovereign immunity entering voluntary appearance defending suit merits mckeown brown iowa law iowa point therefore appears different law indiana treated ford supra request parties address younger harris related cases indicated concern whether either district reach merits constitutional issue presented parties light appellant sosna failure appeal adverse ruling state district state appellate network response request parties urged reach merits appellant constitutional attack iowa durational residency requirement posture case absence disagreement parties occasion consider whether consequences adverse appellant resulted first obtaining adjudication claim merits iowa state commencing action district since jurisdiction predicated case presents problem aggregation claims attempt satisfy requisite amount controversy cf zahn international paper snyder harris although complaint specify absence claim monetary relief nature claim asserted disclose rule class action contemplated therefore problems associated rule class action considered last term eisen carlisle jacquelin present case defendant judge neither raised claims immunity defense appellant action questioned propriety appellant effort represent statewide class judge like apparently sat single county judicial district within state district aware possibility mootness supp nd iowa expressed view even termination plaintiff deferral period render case moot since cause us class action confronted reasonable likelihood problem occur members class plaintiff currently member counsel appellant disclosed oral argument appellant fact obtained divorce new york tr oral arg certification suit class action important consequences unnamed members class suit proceeds judgment merits contemplated decision bind persons found time certification members class rule advisory committee note pp suit certified class action may settled dismissed without approval rule view draws strength practical demands time blanket rule class action challenge short durational residency requirement dismissed upon intervening mootness named representative dispute permit significant class federal claims remain unredressed want spokesman retain personal adversary position throughout course litigation consideration justify relaxation provision art iii limits jurisdiction cases controversies factor supporting result reach consistent art iii reasons stated text infra believe holding comport language art iii prior decisions prevailing view circuits see cleaver wilcox rivera freeman conover montemuro roberts union shiffman askew supp md aff sub nom makres askew moss lane contra watkins chicago housing authority cf norman connecticut state board parole may cases controversy involving named plaintiffs becomes moot district reasonably expected rule certification motion instances whether certification said relate back filing complaint may depend upon circumstances particular case especially reality claim otherwise issue evade review entertained doubt continuing nature case controversy remanded case lower consideration possibility mootness indiana employment div burney frequently cases appears particular class party seeks represent sufficient homogeneity interests warrant certification hansberry lee phillips klassen app cert denied post case however difficult imagine person class appellant represents interest seeing iowa code upheld see generally peters iowa reform marriage termination drake rev louisiana washington exceptions la code civ art supp see art providing spouse established maintained residence parish state period twelve months shall rebuttable presumption domicile state parish residence laws ex among durational residency requirements many varieties applicable divorce actions others respondent domiciled state still others applicable depending grounds divorce accrued see compilation issued national legal aid defender association divorce annulment separation see idaho code rev stat see laws ann mass laws supp majority impose residency requirement kind divorce annulment separation supra shapiro maricopa county divorce decree entered basis ex parte proceedings held sherrer sherrer requirements full faith credit bar defendant collaterally attacking divorce decree jurisdictional grounds courts sister state participation defendant divorce proceedings defendant accorded full opportunity contest jurisdictional issues decree susceptible collateral attack courts state rendered decree brother marshall argues dissent iowa durational residency requirement sweeps broadly since limited ex parte proceedings narrowed waiver provision post iowa durational residency requirement tailored manner without disrupting settled principles iowa practice pleading iowa rules governing special appearances make impossible state know either time petition divorce filed motion dismiss want jurisdiction filed whether respondent appear participate divorce proceedings iowa rules civ proc fact state legislature might conceivably adopt system waivers revise rules governing special appearances make detailed rewriting appropriate business federal judiciary since majority require residence least year see supra reasonable assume iowa floor makes decrees less susceptible successful collateral attack appeals fifth circuit observed upholding durational residency requirement imposed florida objective test may impart state divorce decrees verity tends safeguard suspicious eyes prosecutorial authorities suspicions private counsel dissatisfactions parties divorce wish second bite reputation validity divorce decrees merely cosmetic makres askew supp md addition showing residence within state year iowa code requires petition dissolution state maintenance residence good faith purpose obtaining marriage dissolution dismissing appellant petition state judge keck observed appellant failed allege residence jurisdictional statement app justice white dissenting axiomatic art iii constitution imposes threshold requirement seek invoke power federal courts must allege actual case controversy littleton flast cohen jenkins mckeithen opinion marshall satisfy requirement plaintiffs must allege threatened actual injury linda richard real immediate conjectural hypothetical golden zwickler maryland casualty pacific coal oil public workers mitchell furthermore greatest relevance fundamental aspect standing focuses party seeking get complaint federal issues wishes adjudicated gist question standing whether party seeking relief alleged personal stake outcome controversy assure concrete adverseness sharpens presentation issues upon largely depends illumination difficult constitutional questions baker carr words standing placed issue case question whether person whose standing challenged proper party request adjudication particular issue whether issue justiciable flast cohen supra omitted nevertheless holds case certified class action named plaintiff may lose status qualified bring suit still acceptable party prosecute suit conclusion behalf class unable agree appellant satisfies iowa residence requirement secured divorce retains real interest whatsoever controversy certainly interest entitled plaintiff first place either alone representing class reality longer named plaintiff case member class unresolved issue attorney class unnamed litigants remain none anonymous members class present direct counsel ensure class interests properly served practical purposes case become lost adversary quality necessary satisfy constitutional case controversy requirement real issue unquestionably remains necessary adverse party press disappeared thus dilutes jurisdictional command art iii mere prudential guideline specific identifiable individual evident continuing interest presenting attack upon residency requirement appellant counsel reality holds attorney competence presenting case evaluated post hoc review performance revealed record fulfills case controversy mandate legal fiction employed cloak reality reification abstract entity class constituted faceless unnamed individuals deemed live case controversy appellees prior decision supports broad rationale cases inadequacy named representative claim become apparent prior class certification emphatic rejecting argument class action still pursued littleton supra bailey patterson cf richardson ramirez hall beals true dunn blumstein looks direction time rendered decision class representative action challenging durational residency requirement voting satisfied requirement eligible vote next election indicated case moot saying issue capable repetition yet evading review question contested parties noted passing ramifications question mootness class action setting explored although joined opinion case deem dispositive jurisdictional issue especially light indiana employment division burney class representative claim fully settled remanded case district consideration mootness course majority relying dunn rejects see question whether class action survives representative claim mooted remains unsettled prior decisions indeed authority provides support conclusion personal stake named plaintiff terminates class action fails although cites dunn blumstein supra controlling authority principal basis approach conception class action substantially dissipates requirement well necessity adequate representation fed rule civ proc view litigation us saved mootness fact class certification occurred prior appellant change circumstance justification points two significant consequences certification first certified class action may settled dismissed without district approval second action results judgment merits decision bind members found time certification members class significant aspects procedure evident explained procedural consequences certification modify normal mootness considerations otherwise attach certification substitute live plaintiff personal interest case sufficient make adversary proceeding moreover certification irreversible inalterable may conditional may altered amended decision merits rule furthermore rule may make various types orders conducting litigation including order notice given opportunity members signify whether consider representation fair adequate intervene present claims defenses otherwise come action requiring pleadings amended eliminate therefrom allegations representation absent persons class litigation often characterized complexity concomitant flexibility managing emphasis upon one point process flies face reality new certification procedure rule amended intended modify strictures fed rule civ proc hese rules shall construed extend jurisdiction district courts cf snyder harris intention behind certification amendment counterpart earlier version rule merely give clear definition action advisory committee note moore federal practice pp avoid jurisdictional problems mootness claimed certified class supplies necessary adverse parties continuing case controversy appellees true even left problem determining whether class action still good one whether rule appellant fair adequate representative class appellant longer realistic sense considered member class makes determinations imperative disposes problem satisfaction saying unlikely segments class appellant represents conflicting interests sought advance interests class competently urged level proceeding test rule met cites authority retrospective decision adequacy representation seems focus competence counsel rather party plaintiff representative member class least case remanded district considerations explored desirability issuing orders rule protect class might considered refusal remand consideration mootness adequacy representation explained apparent notion may categories issues permit lower courts pass upon nature become moot address thus said single challenger remain subject residency requirement period necessary see lawsuit conclusion ante hence perceives need general rule eliminate problem article iii however awkward limitation prevents federal courts addressing important questions nothing surprising fact may permit lower federal courts address questions article iii rule always consistent judicial economy overriding purpose define boundaries separating branches keep assuming legislative perspective function see flast cohen ultimate basis decision must conclusion issue presented important recurring one finally resolved notion override constitutional limitations find case become moot must respectfully dissent contends rationale prevailing view circuits lists five circuits support two opposing ante five decisions cited support four without weight inapposite present context conover montemuro contains dictum makres askew affirmance district decision without discussion mootness two cases moss lane roberts union deal claims racial sexual discrimination respectively employment practices title vii civil rights act stat et seq cases congress expressed intention provided person claiming aggrieved bring suit title vii challenge discriminatory employment practices trafficante metropolitan life insurance since discrimination employment based upon sexual racial characteristics aggrieves employee applicant employment characteristics stigmatization explicit implicit application badge inferiority congress gave persons standing statute continue attack upon discrimination even though fail establish particular injury denied employment unlawfully cf trafficante supra congress expressed similar intention subject matter instant litigation allow suits private attorneys general vindicating policy congress considered highest priority circumstances present analogous case racial sexual discrimination inherently class based hence cases provide authority expansive construction art iii requirement see wright miller federal practice procedure pp moore federal practice see wright miller supra moore supra apparently also view certification key holding since mentions dicta class actions moot even though named representatives claims become moot prior certification district reasonable amount time within decide certification question prior mooting named parties controversies says instances whether certification said relate back filing complaint may depend upon circumstances particular case especially reality claim otherwise issue evade review ante certification factor saves case mootness appears satisfied case live controversy long issue otherwise reviewable say whether flexible standard mootness applies cases appealable courts appeals general rule uality representation embraces competence legal counsel representatives stature interest named parties wright miller supra pp footnotes omitted decisions past rested several considerations see justice marshall justice brennan joins dissenting today departs sharply course followed analyzing durational residency requirements since shapiro thompson think principles set case progeny compel reversal respectfully dissent made clear shapiro subsequent cases classification penalizes exercise constitutional right travel invalid unless justified compelling governmental interest recently last term held right travel requires provide vital governmental benefits privileges recent immigrants longtime residents memorial hospital maricopa county although recognized durational residency requirements penalties upon exercise right travel interstate held free medical aid like voting see dunn blumstein welfare assistance see shapiro thompson supra fundamental importance state constitutionally condition receipt upon residence examining arizona justifications restricting availability free medical services concluded state failed show pursuing legitimate objectives chosen means impinge unnecessarily upon constitutionally protected interests failure address instant case terms suggests new distaste mode analysis applied corner equal protection law stead employed appears ad hoc balancing test state putative interest ensuring divorce petitioners establish roots iowa said justify residency requirement concerned disposition case also implications majority analysis divorce statutes durational residency requirement cases general omits altogether first inquiry whether right obtain divorce sufficient importance denial recent immigrants constitutes penalty interstate travel view clearly meets standard previous decisions make plain right marital association one basic rights conferred individual state interests associated marriage divorce repeatedly accorded particular deference right marry termed one vital personal rights essential orderly pursuit happiness free men loving virginia boddie connecticut recognized right seek dissolution marital relationship closely related right marry involve voluntary adjustment fundamental human relationship without laboring point think clear beyond cavil right seek dissolution marital relationship fundamental importance denial right class recent interstate travelers penalizes interstate travel within meaning shapiro dunn maricopa county ii determined interest obtaining divorce substantial social importance scrutinize iowa durational residency requirement determine whether constitutes reasonable means furthering important interests asserted state however declined apply compelling interest test case conjured possible justifications state restriction manner much akin lenient standard past applied analyzing equal protection challenges business regulations see mcgowan maryland kotch board river port pilot see johnson robison continue view rational basis test place equal protection analysis important individual interests constitutional implications stake see san antonio school district rodriguez marshall dissenting dandridge williams marshall dissenting whatever ultimate resting point current readjustments equal protection analysis clearly directed proper standard apply cases state statutes penalized exercise right interstate travel compelling interest test shapiro thompson oregon mitchell opinion brennan white marshall jj dunn blumstein memorial hospital maricopa county proposes three defenses iowa statute first residency requirement merely delays receipt benefit question deprive applicant benefit altogether second since significant social consequences may follow conferral divorce state may legitimately regulate divorce process third state interests protecting use divorce mill protecting judgments possible collateral attack view first two defenses provide significant support statute question third real force first justification seeks distinguish shapiro dunn maricopa county cases yet distinction draws seems specious iowa residency requirement says merely forestalls access courts applicants seeking welfare payments medical aid right vote hand suffer unrecoverable losses throughout waiting period analysis however ignores severity deprivation suffered divorce petitioner forced wait year relief see stanley illinois injury accompanying delay directly measurable money terms like loss welfare benefits reasonably argued year elapsed petitioner made whole year wait prevents remarriage locks partners may intolerable destructive relationship even applying argument terms fail see maricopa county case distinguished potential patient may well need treatment single ailment arizona statutes wait year treated yet majority analysis suggest evaro claim nonemergency medical aid cognizable eventually qualify sort service ante mean sosna suffered injury foreclosed seeking divorce iowa year must instead mean regard deprivation severe find majority second argument persuasive forgoes reliance usual justifications durational residency requirements budgetary considerations administrative convenience see shapiro maricopa county indeed hard make persuasive argument either interests significantly implicated case place majority invokes amorphous justification magnitude interests affected resolved divorce proceeding certainly stakes divorce weighty individuals directly involved adjudication others immediately affected critical importance divorce process however weakens argument long residency requirement rather strengthens impact divorce decree underscores necessity state regulation evenhanded enough recite state traditionally exclusive responsibility regulating family law matters tangible interference state regulatory scheme must shown yet case fail see legitimate objective iowa divorce regulations frustrated granting equal access new state residents draw analogy great interests local voting process wide latitude regulating process yet one regulation may impose unduly long residency requirement dunn blumstein remark consequences riding divorce decree iowa may insist one seeking initiate proceeding modicum attachment state required make argument merely state result third justification seems one warrants close consideration iowa legitimate interest protecting invasion seeking quick divorces forum relatively lax divorce laws may interest avoiding collateral attacks decree interests however adequately protected simple requirement domicile physical presence plus intent remain remove rigid barrier permitting state restrict availability divorce process citizens genuinely majority notes williams north carolina held ex parte divorces one state finding domicile limited circumstances challenged courts another majority concludes since iowa findings domicile might subject collateral attack elsewhere permitted cushion findings residency requirement several reasons year waiting period seems neither necessary much cushion first williams opinion aimed seeking avoid becoming divorce mills quite opposite rather plainly directed cultivated quickie divorce reputation playing fast loose findings domicile see murphy concurring iowa wishes avoid becoming divorce seekers inconceivable determinations domicile meet rather lenient full faith credit standards set williams second problem majority argument score williams applies ex parte divorces held spouses divorcing foreign state recognize collateral challenge permissible divorcing state sherrer sherrer coe coe johnson muelberger cook cook therefore iowa statute sweeps broadly even defense possible collateral attacks since imposes requirement whenever respondent reside state regardless whether proceeding ex parte third even period provide complete protection collateral attack merely makes somewhat less likely second state able find cogent evidence iowa determination domicile incorrect iowa erroneously determined question domicile year residence nothing preclude collateral attack williams finally one sense year residency requirement may technically increase rather reduce exposure iowa decrees collateral attack iowa appears among interpreted divorce residency requirements jurisdictional import since state divorce decree subject collateral challenge foreign forum jurisdictional flaw void state courts new york ex rel halvey halvey residency requirement exposes iowa divorce proceedings attack failure prove domicile failure prove one year residence nothing else casts doubt majority speculation iowa residency requirement may intended statutory shield divorce decrees sum concerns need long residency requirement defray collateral attacks state judgments seem fanciful real majority assumes iowa interested assuring divorce petitioners legitimately iowa citizens requiring petitioners provide convincing evidence bona fide domicile adequate task iii conclude course iowa chosen restricting access divorce courts unduly interferes right migrate resettle find new job start new life shapiro thompson reverse judgment district remand entry order granting relief finds continuing controversy case see steffel thompson johnson new york state education marshall concurring memorial hospital maricopa county see also shapiro thompson majority also relies mere delay distinction dispose boddie connecticut see ante yet even though majority boddie relied due process rather equal protection fully convinced connecticut statute question case required indigents wait year divorce statute still constitutionally infirm see douglas concurring result point implicitly rejects today majority identifies marital status property rights custody support arrangements important concerns commonly resolved divorce proceedings declining exercise divorce jurisdiction new citizens iowa avoid affecting weighty social concerns instead freezes unsatisfactory state require residents endure durational requirement iowa conciliation period course subject equal protection challenge required uniformly divorce petitioners appellees rely factors support iowa statute brief appellees argue legislature determination impose residency requirement reasonable light interest state iowa dissolution proceeding brief appellees full faith credit argument mentioned middle long quotation another opinion hardly sufficient meet requirement clear showing burden imposed necessary protect compelling substantial governmental interest oregon mitchell opinion brennan white marshall jj sherbert verner availability less restrictive alternative domicile requirement weighs heavily testing challenged state regulation compelling interest standard see shapiro thompson dunn blumstein memorial hospital maricopa county shelton tucker since iowa courts effect interpreted residency statute require proof domicile well one year residence see korsrud korsrud iowa julson julson iowa shift pure domicile test impose new burden state factfinding process problem cured large part state waived year residency requirement whenever respondent agreed consent jurisdiction see hinds hinds iowa williamson williamson iowa korsrud korsrud supra schaefer schaefer iowa cf white white wyman wyman camp camp misc construing florida law williams case establishes collateral attack always mounted divorcing state finding domicile provided failure meet durational residency requirement jurisdictional thus provide independent basis collateral attack see schreiner schreiner tex civ app hammond hammond construing idaho law majority argues since require year residence divorce iowa gains refuge risk collateral attack understanding solicitude similar laws course absent unusual circumstances judgment striking iowa statute similarly affect residency requirements reason risk subjecting iowa invasion divorce seekers seems minimal long residency requirements held unconstitutional iowa stand conspicuously alone without residency requirement defense moreover conciliation period required divorce petitioners state still serve discourage peripatetic divorce seekers 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