Legal Opinion

Burt v. Burt

Court of Civil Appeals of Alabama

Decided October 8, 1986No. Civ. 5349PublishedCited by 2 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

WRIGHT, Presiding Judge.

Timothy and Debra Burt were divorced in May 1984. Custody of their child, Steven, was given to Debra, with Timothy receiving reasonable visitation rights. After a disagreement between the parties concerning visitation, Debra filed a Petition for Modification and Temporary Injunction, seeking to restrict Timothy’s visitation rights. Timothy did not answer the petition, nor did he appear at the hearing in which the judge entered a default judgment against him, thereby terminating his parental rights. Timothy filed a Motion for Relief from Judgment pursuant to Rule 60(b),…

2Cases cited2 opinions

  1. Gallups v. United States Steel Corp.Court of Civil Appeals of Alabama · 1978
  2. In Re HickmanCourt of Civil Appeals of Alabama · 1986

3Cited by2 opinions

  1. Cw v. State Dept. of Human ResourcesCourt of Civil Appeals of Alabama · 1991
  2. Parker v. ChildreeCourt of Civil Appeals of Alabama · 1988

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