Perhaps it is a coincidence, but the pandemic seems to have caused an uptick in Family Part default judgments. It makes sense that isolation, combined with the end of a marriage, would lead to, or ...

"Though I agree that Mr. Allen offers no good excuse for his non-compliance—and arguably digs a deeper hole through his attempts to deflect blame onto his counsel—I find that a less severe sanction ...

Billionaire rap mogul Sean “Diddy” Combs has been mired in numerous accusations of sexual assault and other misconduct in the last year. On Monday, a Lenawee County circuit court judge in Michigan ...

In a divorce, family law or child custody matter, a default judgment can be an option for some parties to pursue. In other cases, a default judgment might have been entered upon them in their case.

The principle of audi alteram partem—that every person should be afforded an opportunity to be heard—is a cornerstone of South African law. Nevertheless, litigation does not always proceed with the ...

Sean “Diddy” Combs may be facing the heat of a damning sex-trafficking indictment, but the disgraced music mogul also landed a legal win in Michigan. A Lenawee County circuit court judge decided ...

Morayo Fagborun Bennett offers some advice for setting aside default judgments in the post-Mitchell world Freeholders failing to provide a timely response to a particulars of claim face an order for ...