(DOWNLOAD) "Minnesota State Bar Association v. Divorce" by Supreme Court of Minnesota ~ eBook PDF Kindle ePub Free
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- Title: Minnesota State Bar Association v. Divorce
- Author : Supreme Court of Minnesota
- Release Date : January 17, 1976
- Genre: Law,Books,Professional & Technical,
- Pages : * pages
- Size : 70 KB
Description
In August 1999, appellant Hennepin County Department of Child and Family Services (DCFS) filed a petition seeking termination of respondent Deloris Coats parental rights to her four children. A pretrial hearing was scheduled for October 12, 1999, and trial was set for November 23, 1999. Although Coats had received notice of the pretrial hearing, she failed to appear. After allowing Coats attorney to withdraw from representation and after hearing testimony from a child protection worker, the district court terminated Coats parental rights by default on the merits. The district court denied Coats subsequent motion to reconsider or, in the alternative, vacate the default judgment. On appeal, the court of appeals held that the default judgment was void because it violated Coats right to due process. We reverse and reinstate the default judgment of the district court.