In Re Marriage of Key

The petitioner, Catherine Key, filed a complaint for divorce in the circuit court of Coles County. Byron Munson, the respondent, filed a counterclaim for divorce along with his answer to the petitioner’s complaint. Following a hearing, the court awarded judgment to the petitioner and denied the respondent’s counterclaim. Although the petitioner filed her suit prior to the effective date of the Marriage and Dissolution of Marriage Act (Ill. Rev. Stat. 1977, ch. 40, par. 101 et seq.), the parties are in agreement that the Act is applicable because its effective date was prior to the court’s…