Sunday, March 23, 2014

MISSOURI Part 5

If the petitioner’s spouse (i.e., the defendant) does not answer the service, they are in default. The family court (or circuit court, depending on the county) could easily enter into a default judgment. In default judgments, the court may not issue an order for the defendant to pay any money to the petitioner.  The courts will also set aside default dissolution if the defendant can explain that he or she was “not at fault’ in failing to answer the petition. If the spouse that defaults comes back later and asks that the default judgment be removed, the court is likely to do so.

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