Rodriguez v. Santana

The issue presented in this case is whether the trial court erred in expanding the scope of a noticed case management hearing into a final hearing on appellee’s petition to determine paternity. Appellant, the mother, claims that she did not receive proper notice that a final hearing on appellee’s petition was going to proceed instead of the case management conference which had been noticed. We agree and find that the trial court erred.

Appellee filed a petition to determine paternity and to award him parental responsibility and custody. The court sent a notice of a case management conference…