[#1Mommy]

I filed to adopt my step son in May and biomom had until the end of June to respond. Since there was no response, my lawyer set everything in motion for a default judgement. He sends us copies of everything that is sent to her, so we got a copy of the notice that was sent to her telling her that the motion for default judgement was set for hearing at the end of August. Natuarally, my hubby and I assumed that we would have to be there since I am asking the courts to enter a default judgement on my behalf. I called my atty last week to see if we needed to bring anything specific to court or if we needed to set up an appointment to meet with him before the court date. He wasn't in, but his paralegal called back to tell me that we did not have to be there. When I asked why, all she said was that b/c it was a default judgement hearing. Can anyone explain why the biomom would be required to be there, but my dh and I (the ones who asked for all of this to take place) would not have to be there?

TIA,
Monica