Gordon v. Gordon

PREWITT, Judge.

Plaintiff sought to recover child support from defendant under the Uniform Reciprocal Enforcement of Support Law, §§ 454.010 — 454.360, RSMo 1986. Defendant answered and trial was set for October 7, 1986. Thereafter, on September 16, 1986, defendant requested a continuance from that trial setting. The trial court set a hearing for October 6,1986 on the motion requesting a continuance. Defendant did not appear at that hearing nor did he appear at the time of the trial. Judgment for child support was entered against him on October 7, 1986.

On appeal defendant contends that a…