Crossin v. Crossin

We reverse two aspects of the final judgment of dissolution — the portions on “Parental Responsibility” and “Child Support Obligations.”

The trial court struck the husband’s pleadings due to “his willful failure to comply with discovery obligation[s].” During the trial of parental responsibility issues, the court made rulings, evidentiary and otherwise, based on the fact that the husband’s pleadings had been stricken. Custody of a child is always determined upon the best interests of the child; “[s]uch issues are not to be foreclosed on technical pleading defaults.” Seibert v. Seibert, 436…