Ana Varela v. Daniel M. Monteiro

Summary

The Supreme Court affirmed the denial of the defendant's motion to vacate the final divorce judgment. It held that the Family Court's premature entry of the decision pending entry of final judgment and final judgment was a procedural error, not a jurisdictional defect rendering the judgment void. The defendant's due-process and notice arguments were also waived because they were inadequately developed and not timely raised.