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When a spouse petitions for a Texas divorce, the other spouse must file an answer.\u00a0 If the other spouse fails to do so, the court may render a default judgment.\u00a0 Under certain circumstances, however, the other spouse may get the default judgment overturned.\u00a0 In a recent case, a husband sought to overturn<\/a> a default judgment entered against him.<\/p>\n

According to the Texas Supreme Court\u2019s opinion, the wife filed for divorce.\u00a0 The trial court granted her motion for alternative service at the home of her husband’s mother.\u00a0 The trial court ultimately entered a no-answer default judgment the following January.<\/p>\n

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