Legal Opinion
Tapscott v. Tapscott
California Court of Appeal
Decided March 22, 1957No. Civ. 5372PublishedCited by 2 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtGriffin, J.
Plaintiff filed this action for divorce (cruelty) and served defendant with summons and complaint. He failed to appear and answer. On April 7, 1955, a default was entered. A hearing was then had and an interlocutory decree was entered by default on April 13, granting plaintiff a divorce, awarding her custody of their two minor children (a boy aged 7 and a girl aged 10), support money for them, and the community property.
On May 24, 1955, defendant obtained an attorney, who filed a document entitled “Notice of Motion to Set Aside Default and Award Custody of Children to Defendant.” However, in…
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