Levy v. Dickstein

Petitioner appeals from an order of the circuit court of Cook County which dismissed his petition to register an Indiana divorce decree under the Uniform Enforcement of Foreign Judgments Act (Ill. Rev. Stat. 1975, ch. 77, pars. 88 through 105). The sole issue on review is whether the trial court erred in finding that the Indiana divorce decree was not entitled to full faith and credit in Illinois. We affirm. The pertinent facts follow.

The parties were married in Illinois in 1966. They separated in 1973, and respondent filed a complaint for divorce in the circuit court of Cook County.…