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The principles in respect of the right of a court to set aside a default judgment is that unless and until the court has pronounced a judgment on merits or by consent it retains the power to set aside its own default judgement. The power to do so is discretionary and the discretion has to be exercised judiciously.

You must file a Motion to Set Aside Default Judgment and Notice of Hearing within 30 days of the date the default judgment was signed by the judge. See Texas Rules of Civil Procedure, Rules 329(b).

This provides that the court may set aside or vary a judgment or order after judgment is entered if the judgment or order has been given or made in the absence of a party, whether or not the absent party had notice of the relevant hearing or of the application for the judgment or order.

A judgment or order may be set aside if given, entered or made irregularly, illegally or against good faith: r 36.15(1). The focus of r 36.15(1) is on the judgment or order that is attacked and the question is whether it was “given, entered or made irregularly, illegally or against good faith”.

When a court renders a decision of another court invalid, that verdict or decision is set aside; see also annul or vacate. The phrase is often used in the context of appeals, when an appellate court invalidates the judgment of a lower court.

The motion must include an affidavit of the party in default (i) stating facts showing that the party in default has a good defense to the allegations in the pleading, and (ii) showing “good cause” as to why the party in default failed to appear in court or to file an answer to the pleading.

Cancelling a judgment, order or a step taken by a party in proceedings.

The Court in its inherent jurisdiction has the power to set aside its own Judgment or Order made without jurisdiction or if same has been fraudulently obtained. In such circumstance, an appeal for the purpose of having the null judgment or order cannot be said to be necessary.

If you miss a hearing date that has been set by the court and you now have a court judgment or order, you can apply for the judgment to be set aside to allow a new hearing date to be set. The court may agree to your application if you: act promptly in applying to set aside the judgment (usually within 14 days);

To vacate a default judgment, do the following: Fill the form out and file it with the small claims clerk with a filing fee. You must do this within 30 days of the date of mailing that written on the Notice of Entry of Judgment you received from the court.