In Re Marriage of Dowd

Respondent, Thomas Dowd, appeals from a judgment of dissolution of marriage entered by the circuit court of Kane County based on irreconcilable differences. Respondent maintains that the proof presented at trial did not establish that the parties lived “separate and apart” for a period in excess of two years or that the marriage was irretrievably broken down, as required by section 401(a)(2) of the Illinois Marriage and Dissolution of Marriage Act (Ill. Rev. Stat. 1987, ch. 40, par. 401(a)(2)).

Petitioner has filed a motion to dismiss the appeal on the ground that the appeal is frivolous…