"Thanks!!

That is very interesting that the man or woman must be there to plead jurisdiction. It makes sense that if you have an attorney speaking for you, then the jurisdiction is already settled. "

I second that! From this whole thread, this is the little gold nugget here. I have heard (read) this before, but never even considered that "if you have an attorney speaking for you, then the jurisdiction is already settled". I feel like, "duh, of course". And what lawyer would ever tell you that?