Dorsey v. Dorsey

Respondent, Thomas Dorsey, appeals from the judgment of the Circuit Court of Effingham County denying his motion to vacate a default judgment under the Revised Uniform Reciprocal Enforcement of Support Act (Ill. Rev. Stat. 1977, ch. 40, par. 1201 etseq.) for arrearages in child support.

The parties were divorced by the Orange County Superior Court in California in 1961. In the decree, respondent was ordered to pay petitioner $85 monthly in child support for their daughter until she attained majority. The parties agree that respondent made regular payments through the Family Support Division of…