Lemons v. Lemons

This is an appeal by defendant, Clyde Lemons, from the entry of an order of the circuit court of Cook County denying defendant’s petition to vacate a finding by the trial court that defendant was in arrears on certain child support payments stemming from a divorce decree entered between defendant and plaintiff, Jessie Lemons, and ordering defendant to pay plaintiff’s attorney’s fees in the amount of *750.

Two issues are presented for review: (1) whether the trial court erred in precluding defendant from collaterally attacking the validity of the divorce decree upon application of the doctrine of…