R.D.B. v. State Department of Human Resources ex rel. R.A.P.B.

YATES, Judge.

R.D.B., Jr., appeals from a default judgment entered on July 30,1993, declaring that he was the father of a certain minor child and ordering him to pay child support. R.D.B., Jr., moved for relief from the judgment under Rule 60(b)(6), Ala.R.Civ.P.; the trial court denied the motion. R.D.B., Jr., appeals and we reverse and remand.

We recognize that a ruling on a Rule 60(b) motion falls within the judicial discretion of the trial court, and this court will reverse such a ruling only for an abuse of discretion. E.H. Smith & Son Electrical Contractors, Inc., v. Springdale Mall Joint…