Franciscus v. Franciscus

The limited issue presented by this appeal is whether Judge Albert L. Sklar, sitting in the Circuit Court of Baltimore City, abused his discretion when he denied the appellant’s “Motion to Set Aside Decree Pro Confesso.” For the reasons stated infra, we hold that Judge Sklar did not abuse his discretion.

The record reveals that the appellee, Rosemary Franciscus, filed in the Circuit Court of Baltimore City, on July 3, 1974, a petition for custody of her and appellant’s two minor children. 1 The appellant, John A. Franciscus, a resident of Puerto Rico, was served with process by registered…