Rouvet v. Rouvet

How courts have described this case

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• explaining that in deciding whether to grant relief under Rule 60(b)(1), a court must consider, among other factors, whether a \meritorious defense\ exists
• \The decision to grant or deny a motion made pursuant to Rule 60(b) is within the sound discretion of the trial [court].\
• \The decision to grant or deny a motion made pursuant to Rule 60(b) is within the sound discretion of the [PCR court].\
• \[L]ack of familiarity with legal proceedings is not an acceptable excuse and the court will hold a layman to the same standard as an attorney.\
• \The appellate standard of review is limited to determining whether there was an abuse of discretion.\
• \An abuse of discretion occurs when the order of the [master] is controlled by an error of law or whe[n] the order is based on factual findings that are without evidentiary support.\

Source: CourtListener parenthetical corpus (CC0).