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STIDHAM v. WHELCHEL

No. 27S02-9808-JV-451.

698 N.E.2d 1152 (1998)

Rocky STIDHAM, Appellant (Respondent below), v. Kathy (Stephens) WHELCHEL, Appellee (Petitioner below).

Supreme Court of Indiana.

August 18, 1998.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Joe Keith Lewis, Marion, for Appellant.

James T. Beaman, Marion, for Appellee.

ON PETITION TO TRANSFER

BOEHM, Justice.

We grant transfer to make clear that a judgment rendered without personal jurisdiction over the defendant may be set aside at any time.

Factual and Procedural Background

In 1977 Kathy Whelchel filed a paternity action in her home county in Indiana against Rocky Stidham, a Kentucky resident. Whelchel sent service of process to Stidham in Kentucky by certified mail. Stidham did not answer or appear...

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