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12 Petitioner: _________________________ ) MEMORANDUM OF POINTS AND AUTHORITIES
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2 STATEMENT OF FACTS
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Petitioner, LIST NAME OF PETITIONER, filed a Petition for Dissolution of Marriage on
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or about LIST DATE THAT PETITION WAS FILED. The Petition alleged the date of marriage to
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be LIST DATE OF MARRIAGE LISTED ON PETITION and the date of separation to be LIST

7 DATE OF SEPARATION LISTED ON PETITION. The Petition further alleged that there was no

8 Community Property or Community Debts. See the Petition on file with the Court.
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Petitioner submitted a Proof of Service which was filed with the Court on or about LIST
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DATE PROOF OF SERVICE WAS FILED. The Proof of Service alleges that Respondent LIST
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NAME OF RESPONDENT was personally served at LIST TIME.M. on LIST DATE. See the
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13 Proof of Service on file with the Court.

14 Default was entered on or about LIST DATE DEFAULT WAS ENTERED. See the Request
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to Enter Default on file with the Court.
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The Court entered a Judgment of Dissolution of Marriage on or about LIST DATE
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JUDGMENT WAS ENTERED. See the Judgment and Notice of Entry of Judgment on file with the
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Respondent contends that he was not personally served with the summons and
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Petition and had no knowledge that he was even being sued until someone at the office where he
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 1 Respondent did not know that a Judgment had been entered against him until he received a
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