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IN RE MARRIAGE OF HUGHES

No. 23613-7-III.

116 P.3d 1042 (2005)

In re the MARRIAGE OF Shawnna J. HUGHES, Appellant, and Carlos A. Hughes, Respondent.

Court of Appeals of Washington, Division Three, Panel Three.

August 2, 2005.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Terri D. Sloyer, Breean L. Beggs, Center for Justice, Spokane, WA, for Appellant.

Paul G. Cornelius, Mary C. Valentine, Spokane County Prosecutors Office, Spokane, WA, for Respondent.

Trilby Robinson-Dorn, Kristin J. Boraas, Preston Gates & Ellis LLP, Michael R. Heath, Dorsey & Whitney LLP, Nancy L. Sapiro, Northwest Women's Law Center, Seattle, WA, for Amicus Curiae.

BROWN, J.

¶ 1 In a default judgment, essential due process limits the relief a court can grant to that asked for in the petition or complaint. Here, Shawnna Hughes took a default dissolution decree varying significantly from the petition served on her husband, Carlos Hughes. In the default papers, Ms. Hughes changed her pregnancy status to pregnant and denied Mr. Hughes' paternity. Further, Ms. Hughes failed to respond to the State's support enforcement inquiry...

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