Galbreath v. Coleman

OPINION

DAVIES, Judge

Appellant county challenges an order vacating default paternity and child support judgments for lack of personal jurisdiction. We affirm.

PACTS

Leah Galbreath gave birth to N.G. on September 1, 1982. Galbreath was then living with respondent Chico Coleman. The parties later separated and, in 1991, appellant Ramsey County commenced a paternity action against Coleman. The summons and complaint were served on Coleman by leaving a copy with Coleman’s brother at their mother’s home. Coleman did not respond and did not appear at a hearing, where he was adjudicated N.G.’s father. A…