State ex rel. Juvenile Department v. Bryant

Mother appeals a judgment terminating her parental rights in her child. Her essential contention is that she was deprived of her due process rights, because she was not present at the hearing. We affirm.

Mother was served with a petition to terminate her parental rights as to one of her children on November 27, 1985. A default order was entered against her on January 7, 1986. Mother contacted an attorney who had been appointed to represent her. On January 22,1986, an answer was filed on her behalf. The default order was set aside on February 19, 1986, and a new hearing was scheduled for April…