Wanda Satterthwaite - Writ Certiorari ( History A Must See)
A. Procedural History The Court granted Full Faith and Credit to a vacated/voided judgment that no longer exist of Robert Graves dated July 16, 2010. A void judgment is a nullity from the beginning and is attended by none of the consequences of a valid judgment. Vacated Orders cannot be used as a final Order by any party as a defense. The Appellate Division erred in giving preclusive effect to July 16, 2010, Paternity Order that was later vacated by a Pennsylvania State Court on December 9, 2011. Moreover, the Appellate Division ignored the April 18, 2011 disestablishment, dispositive of Robert Graves's paternity and failed to grant Full Faith and Credit to the Pennsylvania Order vacating the July 16, 2010 Order. Contrary to the Appellate Court’s Opinion the issue of paternity is still in doubt in both Pennsylvania and New Jersey. When appeal is taken from a void judgment, the appellate court must declare the judgment void, because