West v. West

The defendant, Evelyn Lucille West, appeals certain provisions of a purported “JUDGMENT FOR DIVORCE” which was entered on November 2, 1977, subsequent to the effective date for the Illinois Marriage and Dissolution of Marriage Act (Ill. Rev. Stat. 1977, ch. 40, par. 101 et seq.). By its own terms, the judgment granted the following relief:

“(1) the parties’ marriage was dissolved:(2) custody of the parties’ minor child was granted to defendant, and plaintiff was given the right of reasonable visitation;(3) plaintiff was ordered to pay *50 weekly support of the child, plus all reasonable medical…