Teal v. Smiley, No. Fa 97-0624195s (Dec. 29, 2002)

[EDITOR'S NOTE: This case is unpublished as indicated by the issuing court.]

HEADNOTE MEMORANDUM OF DECISION ON DEFENDANT'S MOTION TO OPEN #103

The Defendant father, Kenneth Smiley, moves to open the judgment of paternity, entered on December 16, 1997. He claims that he is not the father of the minor child and that he did not receive notice of the paternity proceedings, until a wage withholding for child support was executed sometime in the year 2002. The State opposes the motion claiming proper abode service was made on the underlying paternity petition. The State further argues that the…