Re:Duped ‘Dads’ Aren’t the Only Ones Hurt by Paternity Fraud
by dragonwriter on Monday August 31, 2015 @04:22PM
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> This doesn't sound logical or sensible in any shape or form. How can there be a "automatic default judgement" if he wasn't even notified?
There usually can't be; a default judgement generally requires that a person be properly (usually, personally) served; in certain cases public notice (which servces as legal notice to the subject) can serve in lieu of service of process.
And, in any case, a default judgment can be set aside for a wide variety of reasons, including, among others, misrepresentation or fraud by the party applying for the default judgment.
There usually can't be; a default judgement generally requires that a person be properly (usually, personally) served; in certain cases public notice (which servces as legal notice to the subject) can serve in lieu of service of process.
And, in any case, a default judgment can be set aside for a wide variety of reasons, including, among others, misrepresentation or fraud by the party applying for the default judgment.