Legal Opinion
Wilson v. K.W.
Indiana Court of Appeals
Decided September 9, 1986No. 45A04-8601-CV-23PublishedCited by 5 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
CONOVER, Presiding Judge.
Defendant-Appellant - Duwain - Wilson (Wilson) appeals the trial court's denial of his motion to set aside default judgment following a paternity suit finding him to be the father of M.W., the minor son of Plaintiff-Appellee K.W.
We affirm.
ISSUES
Wilson attempts to raise two issues for our review. Restated, the issues are:
1. Whether K.W.'s failure to comply with the requirements of Ind. Rules of Procedure, Trial Rule 4.18 constituted a jurisdictional defect.1
2. Whether the trial court abused its discretion in refusing to set aside the default judgment.
FACTS
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2Cases cited6 opinions
- Matter of Adoption of HSIndiana Court of Appeals · 1985
- Fulton v. Van SlykeIndiana Court of Appeals · 1983
- In Re the Marriage of JonesIndiana Court of Appeals · 1979
- State on Relation of Thrasher v. HayesIndiana Court of Appeals · 1978
- Marriage of Bays v. BaysIndiana Court of Appeals · 1986
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3Cited by5 opinions
- Breneman v. SlusherIndiana Court of Appeals · 2002
- National Oil & Gas, Inc. v. GingrichIndiana Court of Appeals · 1999
- Joseph Esparza v. Koren Lopez (mem. dec.)Indiana Court of Appeals · 2018
- Smith v. BestIndiana Court of Appeals · 1998
- Wilson v. K.W.Indiana Court of Appeals · 1986