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Juvenile Law Appellate Court Slip Opinion

by Greenlee, Rebecca

 

AC 45944 - In re Poppy T.-W. ("The self-represented respondent father, Michael W., appeals from the judgment of the trial court dismissing his motion to open a judgment previously rendered by the court terminating his parental rights with respect to his minor daughter, Poppy T.-W. (Poppy). In his motion to open, the respondent alleged that the judgment terminating his parental rights had been procured by fraud. On appeal, the respondent claims, inter alia, that the court improperly dismissed his motion to open the judgment terminating his parental rights at a hearing at which he was not present due to his incarceration in the state of Washington and was not given an opportunity to participate remotely, such as by telephone. We agree and reverse the judgment..")