Wait v. Wait

This appeal stems from a ruling by the circuit court of Piatt County that the court had continuing in personam jurisdiction over a nonresident father for purposes of the assessment of support and educational expenses for a nonminor son’s college education pursuant to section 513 of the Illinois Marriage and Dissolution of Marriage Act (IMDMA) (Ill. Rev. Stat. 1985, ch. 40, par. 513). Respondent, Timothy Francis Wait, appeals not only the court’s finding of personal jurisdiction over him but also its subsequent assessment to him of a portion of his son’s support and educational expenses. We…