Martin v. Martin

On September 16, 1974, Elaine Martin and Lorenzo Martin were divorced pursuant to a decree for divorce entered by the circuit court of Cook County. The decree contained a finding that no children were bom to or adopted by the parties as a result of the marriage. On March 1,1976, Lorenzo Martin filed a petition under section 72 of the Civil Practice Act (Ill. Rev. Stat. 1975, ch. 110, par. 72) seeking a vacatur or modification of the decree for divorce to reflect that one child, Niamani, was bom to the parties during the marriage. After a hearing, the trial court ordered that the petition be…