In re the Marriage of Gilbert

Husband appeals the trial court’s order denying his motion to set aside a judgment of dissolution of marriage by default. We affirm.

The parties were married in 1970. Wife filed a petition for dissolution of their marriage on August 18, 1992. According to the evidence before the trial court, wife told husband before the petition was filed that she wanted “everything.” The petition sought an “equitable division” of the parties’ marital property and debts. Wife served husband on August 21,1992. During the next several months, the parties discussed how their property should be divided. Husband…