Pitts v. Johnson County Department of Public Welfare
Indiana Court of Appeals
1Opinion of the Court
CONOVER, Judge.
Defendant-Appellant Bonnie Pitts (Pitts) appeals the trial court's termination of her parental rights by default judgment for failure to comply with a discovery order. Ind.Rules of Procedure, Trial Rule 37(B).
We reverse and remand.
ISSUES
Pitts raises one issue which is dispositive.
1. Whether the trial court abused its discretion by terminating her parental rights by default judgment.
FACTS
In October 1981, the Johnson County Juvenile Court issued a dispositional decree, finding Pitts's minor child to be a child in need of services (CHINS). The decree stated the child would be…
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