Byrd v. Byrd

BROWN, Judge.

Defendant, Billy Vernon Byrd, appeals from that portion of a default judgment granting his former wife, Rita Stanley Byrd, child support and awarding joint custody. Defendant does not appeal the part of the judgment granting a divorce. For the following reasons, we set aside the default judgment as it relates to child custody and support and remand to the district court for further proceedings consistent with this opinion.

FACTS

Plaintiff and defendant were married on December 29, 1985. One child, Billy James Byrd, was born to the couple on August 1, 1987. On June 2, 1992, Rita…