California, United States of America
The following excerpt is from Pham v. Pham (In re Marriage of Pham), G056996 (Cal. App. 2020):
However, the court lacked jurisdiction to directly adjudicate the property rights of anyone not a party to the action. "A court lacks jurisdiction in a fundamental sense when it has no authority at all over the subject matter or the parties." (People v. Ford (2015) 61 Cal.4th 282, 286.) If a court lacks such "'fundamental'" jurisdiction, its ruling is void. (People v. Lara (2010) 48 Cal.4th 216, 225.) A claim based on a lack of fundamental jurisdiction may be raised for the first time on appeal. (Ibid.)
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