Khan

Mohammad Ali Khan petitions for a writ of mandate commanding respondent court to: (1) vacate its order denying his motion to quash the service of summons in the action commenced by real party in interest Abida Saltana Khan for legal separation, spousal support, and property division, (2) enter an order quashing service, and (3) vacate an order directing petitioner to pay real party in interest specified sums for spousal support, attorneys’ fees, and an advance against her expected divisional share of community property, The question presented is whether, consistent with the due process clause of the United States Constitution—particularly as construed in Kulko v. California Superior Court (1977) 436 U.S. 84 [ 56 L.Ed.2d 132 , 98 S.Ct. 1690 ], California can exercise personal jurisdiction over petitioner, who has been residing in Saudi Arabia since 1974. We hold that the exercise of jurisdiction is appropriate.

Background and Procedure

Respondent court’s decision to deny petitioner’s motion to quash was made on the basis of declarations and attached exhibits, which are the sources of the following recital of salient events and circumstances:

*1171 Petitioner and real…