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• Failure of the defendant to appear and answer the summons and complaint.

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  Default. (n.d.). Pro Se Glossary of Common Legal Terms. Retrieved February 4, 2023, from website: http://www.expertglossary.com/definition/default.

  Chicago Manual of Style (CMS)

  Default. www.nynd.uscourts.gov. Pro Se Glossary of Common Legal Terms. US District Court - Northern District of NY. http://www.expertglossary.com/definition/default (accessed: February 4, 2023).

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  "Default." Pro Se Glossary of Common Legal Terms. US District Court - Northern District of NY. 4 February. 2023 http://www.expertglossary.com/definition/default.

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• A default in an action occurs when a defendant fails to appear at the trial allowing the plaintiff to win.

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  Default. (n.d.). Glossary of Court-related Terms. Retrieved February 4, 2023, from website: http://www.expertglossary.com/definition/default.

  Chicago Manual of Style (CMS)

  Default. www.mncourts.gov. Glossary of Court-related Terms. Minnesota Judicial Branch. http://www.expertglossary.com/definition/default (accessed: February 4, 2023).

  Modern Language Association (MLA)

  "Default." Glossary of Court-related Terms. Minnesota Judicial Branch. 4 February. 2023 http://www.expertglossary.com/definition/default.

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All > Law > Divorce

• Default is a party's failure to answer a complaint, motion, or petition.

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  Default. (n.d.). Rosen Divorce Dictionary. Retrieved February 4, 2023, from website: http://www.expertglossary.com/definition/default.

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  Default. www.rosen.com. Rosen Divorce Dictionary. Rosen Law Firm. http://www.expertglossary.com/definition/default (accessed: February 4, 2023).

  Modern Language Association (MLA)

  "Default." Rosen Divorce Dictionary. Rosen Law Firm. 4 February. 2023 http://www.expertglossary.com/definition/default.

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