In Re Marriage of Lewis

Personal jurisdiction over an out-of-State resident is dependent upon strict compliance with section 2 — 208 of the Illinois Code of Civil Procedure (Ill. Rev. Stat. 1989, ch. 110, par. 2—208; Wells v. Braxton (1967), 82 Ill. App. 2d 354, 227 N.E.2d 137). Where there has not been strict compliance, there is no personal jurisdiction.

Section 2 — 208(b) requires in part that:

“[a]n affidavit of the server shall be filed stating the time, manner and place of service. The court may consider the affidavit, or any other competent proofs, in determining whether service [was] properly made.” Ill. Rev.…