Roqueplot v. Roqueplot

Defendant appeals from the August 28, 1979, order denying his petition to vacate and set aside or in the alternative to modify and amend a decree of divorce entered November 2, 1973; denying his motion to dismiss the plaintiff’s petition for child-support arrearage as being based on an invalid decree; and ordering him to pay child-support arrearage to the plaintiff in the amount of $3,100 and fees to the plaintiff’s attorney in the amount of $1,200.

Despite the failure of the appellee to file a brief in defense of this appeal, we recognize the principle that a considered judgment of the trial…