D.B. v. D.G.

DONALDSON, Judge.

D.B. (“the mother”) appeals from a default judgment entered by the Morgan Juvenile Court (“the juvenile court”) in favor of D.G. (“the father”), awarding custody of S.G. (“the child”), the parties’ minor child, to the father and ordering the mother to pay child support. We affirm the juvenile court’s determination that it attained jurisdiction over the mother; however, because we find that the mother was entitled to a hearing on her motion to set aside the default judgment, we reverse the denial by operation of law of her motion to set aside the judgment and remand the case.

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