Legal Opinion
Kevin Turner v. Stephanie D. Turner
Tennessee Supreme Court
Decided October 21, 2015No. W2013-01833-SC-R11-CVPublishedCited by 66 opinions
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2Opinion of the Court · ClarkCornelia A. Clark, J.
SHARON G. LEE, C.J., and GARY R. WADE, JEFFREY S. BIVINS, and HOLLY KIRBY, JJ., joined..
We granted this appeal to determine whether the courts below erred in concluding that the mother must be afforded relief from a void default judgment terminating her parental rights even though she did not seek relief from the void judgment under Rule 60.02(3) of the Tennessee Rules of Civil Procedure until more than eight years 'after it was entered. 'We agree with the courts below that the default judgment is void for lack of personal jurisdiction and also conclude that the reasonable time filing…
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